Shakespeare Was Right

Yesterday I was struggling with a design.  It should have worked – I had gorgeous shimmering white crystals, sparkling light blue ones, lovely frosted white beads, a soft pale yellow – well you get the idea – all pastel colors.  I had an original design I had sketched out, my loom strung, and I started weaving.   

Anyway,  I worked the pattern for a while . . . undid it . . . re-designed . . . wove again . . .undid it . . . changed colors . . . .  The design was good – the colors so soft and cool – just right for spring, but the magic was just not happening!  

Frustrated, I sat back and looked around my design space and out the window at my garden.  What met my eyes was strong color – everything, from the bright sunlit sky to the grass was saturated in color.  That’s the world I have created.  There are some pastels, but they are foils for the rich deep colors I seem to thrive on.

Lesson learned - you will find bright, bold, deep, rich, saturated color in my designs, with some pastels and pearls for accents.  Bottom line – Shakespeare was right – “to thine own self be true.”

Bold blue and sunflower yellow add a punch of color to the soft pearls

https://www.etsy.com/listing/77915182/shell-pearl-swarovski-crystal-necklace?ref=shop_home_active&ga_search_query=pearl

Deep forest green malachite is paired with rich dark red garnets in a rustic design

https://www.etsy.com/listing/112996882/malachite-garnet-tumbled-gemstone-choker?ref=shop_home_active&ga_search_query=garnet

 Antique copper and red coral pair for distinctive, eye catching earrings

https://www.etsy.com/listing/105277653/copper-red-coral-chandelier-earrings?ref=shop_home_active&ga_search_query=coral

Soft peach and pale pastel blue are great - when edgy black is added

https://www.etsy.com/listing/105208596/chalcedony-pearl-onyx-strand-necklace?ref=shop_home_feat

Rich sunflower yellow citrine - brilliant saturated color

https://www.etsy.com/listing/112643942/faceted-citrine-sterling-silver-necklace?ref=shop_home_active&ga_search_query=citrine

Bold green jade, black and brown mahogany obsidian and copper wire wrapped green jasper - rich  deep color

https://www.etsy.com/listing/100411723/copper-wrapped-green-jasper-pendant-with?ref=shop_home_active&ga_search_query=jasper

Classic red and cobalt blue - lapis lazuli and carnelian with copper accents - deep color saturated gemstones

https://www.etsy.com/listing/107472914/lapis-lazuli-carnelian-copper-pendant?ref=shop_home_active&ga_search_query=lapis

More cobalt blue lapis lazuli, this time paired with brilliant turquoise and copper.  The rich colors make the beautiful white bird pop

https://www.etsy.com/listing/103041972/lapis-lazuli-turquise-copper-white-bird?ref=shop_home_active&ga_search_query=lapis

Pink???  Sure - so long as it is a brilliant shocking pink, paired with dark green in these tourmaline earrings.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/113005482/tourmaline-sterling-silver-dangle?ref=shop_home_active&ga_search_query=tourmaline