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I stopped counting when I got to 250. TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY unique color swatches! More than, actually. These are the swatches showing what each of 7 different basic colors looks like when mixed with the remaining color, Turquoise. Each color combination has been mixed in 3 different proportions, and 3 different strengths. Here’s Lemon…
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After working in black and white to create sketches, it was time to make them up in fabric. (Fabric with color!) This is the palette I selected. My usual favorites. These are my first four. I used my favorite 2 sketches, plus mini-crops from them. Rosalie’s idea was for us to create multiple units and then…
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