{"id":14267,"date":"2011-09-26T03:13:01","date_gmt":"2011-09-26T10:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=14267"},"modified":"2011-10-22T20:33:00","modified_gmt":"2011-10-23T03:33:00","slug":"union-station-palette-polymer-clay-tutor-recipes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/union-station-palette-polymer-clay-tutor-recipes\/14267\/","title":{"rendered":"Union Station Palette | Polymer Clay Color Recipes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"UnionVol-041-B<\/span> Series <\/span><\/span><\/strong>[Premo Sculpey]<\/em><\/span>
\n1B:<\/span><\/span><\/strong> Verdigris
\n2B:<\/span><\/span><\/strong> Dark Patina<\/span><\/strong>
\n3B:<\/span><\/span><\/strong> Limestone
\n4B: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/strong>Copper Roof<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Union Station in Tacoma Washington is one of the most unique and beautifully constructed pieces of architecture I have ever seen. Originally built as a train station in 1911, this copper roofed dome with four large cartouches in a lovely verdigris copper and leaded glass skylight, was painstakingly restored in the 1990’s to better than it’s original glory.<\/span><\/p>\n

Apparently the skylight wasn’t designed for the constant rain of the Pacific Northwest Coast and leaked badly, causing the building to go into disrepair. The building now houses the courthouse and the rotunda interior is rented out for weddings and special occasions.<\/span><\/p>\n

This photo was taken a couple of weeks ago by Doug from a bridge that was eye level with the roof of this cool building. And since the colors of the aged copper roof were so gorgeous, I thought it would make a great color palette inspiration for this coming up B-Series Color Recipes. <\/span><\/p>\n

Right at the end of Summer, Doug and the Kids and I went on a brief break to get away before school started… headed south to Lacey Washington, home of the world famous Shipwreck Beads destination store.<\/span><\/p>\n

My Mom suggested that we stop at an amazing Glass Museum located just off the I-5 in Tacoma Washington, right on our way to Lacey. I’m so glad we did, because there was some glass sculptures created by Dale Chihuly, that were truly inspiring to see.<\/span><\/p>\n

The glass pieces are displayed in the gardens & on the Chihuly Bridge of Glass<\/a>. Don’t worry, we’ll show pictures of the glasswork in a future post.<\/span><\/p>\n

Any way, I’m telling you all this because it was that Chihuly bridged walkway that brought us eye level with the stunning Union Station Rooftop… which is the inspiration for this upcoming Volume-041 [B-series] color palette.<\/span><\/p>\n

Everyone who is subscribed to my Polymer Clay Guest List<\/a> will be able to download the recipes for free, one per week on Friday mornings during the month of October 2011.<\/span><\/p>\n