{"id":15387,"date":"2012-04-16T03:39:19","date_gmt":"2012-04-16T10:39:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=15387"},"modified":"2012-04-16T16:59:47","modified_gmt":"2012-04-16T23:59:47","slug":"crocus-palette-polymer-clay-color-recipes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/crocus-palette-polymer-clay-color-recipes\/15387\/","title":{"rendered":"Crocus Palette | Polymer Clay Color Recipes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Crocus<\/strong>Vol-048-A<\/span> Series <\/span><\/strong><\/span>[Premo Sculpey]<\/em><\/span><\/span>
\n1A: Crocus<\/span>
\n2A:<\/span><\/span><\/strong> Amethyst
\n<\/span><\/strong>3A:<\/span><\/span><\/strong> Soft Periwinkle
\n<\/span><\/strong>4A:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/strong> Royal Purple
\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This close-up photo of a Crocus bulb in bloom, shot by my 15 year old daughter Willow, almost looks as though it has been pulled from a painting. It’s as if Mother Nature grabbed her art brushes and gently laid down strokes of soft purple oil paints until this beautiful flower emerged on the canvas.<\/span><\/p>\n

As anyone who has been following this blog must know by now… I am awestruck by the magnificent beauty of nature. The art that surrounds us every day by just stepping outdoors, is a constant inspiration for me. If you stop for a moment and observe the colors, shapes, smells and sounds that are swirling around our every day environments, you’ll never get stagnant<\/em> or stuck<\/em> for creativity. Your Muse<\/em> is always there… if you only just open your eyes to see it.<\/span><\/p>\n

Happily for me, Willow and her Dad Doug are also inspired by the beauty of nature. They capture its splendor in the beautiful nature photographs that get shared here at the blog, for all of you to see and be inspired by as well. It truly is a labour of love.<\/span><\/p>\n

And to take the concept one step further, the photographs allow me to create unique color palettes that everyone can use for making beautiful polymer clay beads and art jewelry projects.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is amazing really, that a tiny little crocus flower, blooming under a tree in a park in Surrey British Columbia, Canada, has the potential to live on in the jewelry of artists all throughout the world… around the neck of a young girl in England… or perhaps pinned to the suit of a business woman in New York… or even strung through a cord of leather on a surfer in Australia. These purple shades could turn up anywhere… truly incredible if you really think about it!<\/span><\/p>\n

So any ways, without getting too much more philosophical, I should probably just present the Vol-048 A-series color palette that will be added to the Polymer Clay Members Library during the month of May 2012:<\/span><\/p>\n