Oregon Shipwreck Palette | Premo Recipes Vol-053-A

1-A: Shipwreck
2-A: Rusted Hull
3-A: Astoria
4–A: Iredale

This incredible photograph of the rusted shipwreck of The Peter Iredale, was taken by Doug on our recent PcT Roadtrip through Washington State and North Western Oregon… and it is the inspiration for next month’s Vol-053 color palette.

The once majestic, four masted sailing ship became stranded on the beach October 25th, 1906, near Fort Stevens Park just South of Astoria on the Oregon Coast. When the tide is out, you can walk right up the skeletal remains of the shipwreck. It really shows the power that the Sea has to capture, hold and eventually devour such a large and imposing man-made vessel.

As the shipwreck stands now, it is a grid work of decaying metal. A stark contrast to the rolling sand dunes and grassy beaches. The rich textures, colors and shapes of the rusted hull against the soft hazy seaside landscape is incredibly inspiring to see as an artist.

Not only for me as a clayer… which btw had my mind spinning with ideas for faux rust techniques, color recipes and heavily textured and riveted jewelry pieces… it was also inspiring for the photographers in the family. Both Doug and Willow competed heavily for the use of the SLR camera, while I ran my fingers over the bumpy surfaces dreaming of clay, and Fisher dug holes in the sand and rolled around in the soft sand dunes.

We could have stayed there for hours, but eventually needed to head back to the trailer to eat dinner, check emails and contact the next group of people we were going to meet up with on this journey.

I can still feel the wind and sun on my face… smell the salt in the air… and sense that warmth of an inspiring moment in my soul. I hope that this story, the pictures and this color recipe palette will inspire you too!

The following Vol-053 A-series Oregon Shipwreck color palette will be added to the Polymer Clay Members Library at the beginning of October 2012:

• Shipwreck (Recipe 053-1A)
• Rusted Hull (Recipe 053-2A)
• Astoria (Recipe 053-3A)
• Iredale(Recipe 053-4A)

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… Shipwreck is the name I gave the brightest of the Rusty Orange shades found on the disintegrating shipwreck. Rusted Hull is the more muted and slightly more Ochre colored Rust Orange shade found within the flakes of oxidized metal. Astoria is the strange Grayish Purple color also found on the hull, named for the city Astoria just North of the beach where this ship was stranded. And I chose Iredale as the name for the Greenish Tan color found in the lichens and Barnacles that have attached themselves to the ship… because the ship was named the Peter Iredale and Iredale sounded Irish to me, and therefore somewhat appropriate for this soft shade of Green.

Thanks for the great tips and color recipes Cindy. You’re the best!!! ~Andrea-R

Another amazing set of colors! And another beautiful picture for us to admire! Cindy, I love the little stories you tell with each new color recipe. Thanks to both you and Doug for bringing us these color inspirations! ~Tanya-L

I really like the picture format with the palette samples because it can inspire you to create using that particular palette of colors. Sometimes you have the color cards in front of you and it takes awhile to decide how you will incorporate them into your piece whether it be jewelry or something else. Thanks so much and looking forward to new recipes… keep them coming! ~Lupe-M

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