COLOR KALEIDOSCOPE
Friday, February 19, 2010 at 05:34PM 
The last few weeks have been busy, with teaching a new class and finishing up proposals for 2011. I am putting the finishing touches on the last one today and they go in the mail on Monday! Color Kaleidoscope, shown above, is new I will be submitting, in addition to Leaf Collage (previously shown). As you can see I have finished the left side, complete with the beads. The total size is 7" X 7" but I do plan to add a border, which will add about another 1/2" to 1".
For the proposal I sketched in the outline for the second half and then blocked in the colors with two to three layers of water color, followed up with color pencils for definition. There wasn't enough room to scan the drawing turned on point as I would have liked.....but hopefully you can get the idea.
This is my interpretation of a 12-point color wheel with the emphasis being on complimentary and analogous colors. It has taken 31 threads and beads so far...just to stitch the first half....and I estimate 40 to 45 threads and beads overall.
I've had a lot of fun designing this project. Can you begin to pick out the complimentary color patterns? And I know it is might be hard to see, but the beads are in the skinniest, zig zag patterns (green and red-orange). I really like those flat, square beads.
Wishing everyone a great week and better weather.
Reader Comments (3)
Oh, I see the green beads! Very cool and the perfect size for the area. Clever.
The whole design looks charming and I bet it'll be even better when finished. Good luck with the proposal. It sounds like an interesting color study as well as a fun stitch.
Hi Terry--i've been reading your blog for a while, but haven't posted before. I LOVE the Color Kaleidoscope. Where are you submitting this? I would register for this class.
On a related note, I think it's really interesting to see how designers turn a sketch into a stitched piece. It's helpful for me to see your initial idea and the stitching side by side. For some reason, I always think the sketch needs to be more fleshed out, more detailed. I think that has been what is holding me back from coming up with some of my own designs.
Thanks for all the inspiration!
Wow! This is beautiful. I thought I got occasional "sightings" of your designs as they evolve but this one is a total surprise. I happened to visit your site today because there is a completed "Mediterranean Tiles" piece in the ANG Discussion which is breath-taking... I think I need to do them!