Spring 2016 - Sand, Sea and Sky

Sand, Sea and Sky

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When deciding colours for my Spring collection this year, I started with just two coloured glass rods. I have been using baby blue transparent in a small way for several years. I like it's paleness and it rarely gets a yellowy tinge that clear other pale transparent glass gets. I usually use cream opaque glass in the Winter because it warmer and white for freshness in the Summer. However this was a cream glass I had not used before and from the moment I first used it, I knew it was going to be interesting. So these two colours became the foundation on which to add shape and other colours.tuffnellglass.com

Pale Baby Blue and New Ivory Effetre Glass Rods

As each piece of jewellery emerged it became apparent that a theme was beginning to develop. Wisps of white and grey added to the blue became watery Spring skies. Cream, new ivory and fossil swirled together gave an impression of sand and pebbles.

I have included a few additional photos that reflect my sand, sea and sky theme. These include pebbles and shells from opposite sides of the country and two pictures by two artist friends.

Oyster Shells and Pebbles from Whitstable, Kent and Other Shells from St Davids, West Wales

Pebbles by Trudi Bridgeman

Yachts at Cowes by Hilary Thorpe hilarythorpe.co.uk

And here is a selection of my Spring Sand, Sea and Sky 2016 Jewellery

January 2016

Pale blue hollow bubble beads with swirls of palest soft green and grey.

After a successful series of Christmas events in my studio, at the Quay Arts, Tapnell Farm and Ventnor Winter Gardens, it was time for a little rest. Feeling refreshed, I'm now ready to start thinking about Spring and Summer, yippee!

Bell flowers, this time pale baby blue with mauve grey petals.

All these discs are destined for one necklace. A good illustration of  my first colours for Spring 2016.

I've not quite got the colours sorted yet. I've started with some turquoise, soft green and white. These are colours that work well and are so wearable. Always a good place to start.
I used a spot pattern on cream and black for my Autumn and Winter designs that proved popular. Attempts to use it in a Spring design haven't been too great yet, but it's early days.

Here are some experimental beads I've been making with some interesting variegated glass rods.

I've been having a few little experimental sessions and have come up with a sort of sideways heart design. Definitely a useful possibility.

Heart shaped patterns created by dragging dots of colour on white.

New Jewellery for the Quay Arts

Swirly Whirly Brown, Turquoise, Cream and Green 

While I have been working on some more spotty beads, my priority this week has been to get a new collection together to take to the Quay next week. quayarts.org. It takes a bit of time, consideration and balance on deciding what to include. After all these years I'm only just getting to know what their customers like. I need to balance this but still bring in something new to keep it fresh.
Anyway, here are a few that can be seen in the Quay shop from the end of next week.

Cubes

Cream with Spots

Bells to go with Blackberry Necklace

Mauve, White and Black Beads with Concentric Circles