Color Palette Blog Walk: Round 2

My awesome friend, Brandi, is hosting her second installment of the Color Palette Blog Walk and today is my day, along with Paige, Katrina, and Jenni.  We are sharing are favorite pictures and the colors, within them, that inspire us.  Fortunately, and sometimes unfortunately, everything inspires me!!  I'm a little like a puppy, distracted by the shiny object I noticed out of the corner of my eye.  My color palettes reflect this "Everything is wonderful" notion, and the different facets of my personality.

Peachy

Ahhh, the PeachHoneyLove logo painting.  My brand colors have a little pink for my girlie side, and the creams and browns for my vintage side.  Vintage girlie... sounds about right.  The subtle tones of the pinks and yellows are reminiscent of a baby's room... soft and delicate.  It reminds me to be quiet, and whisper, when my mind is screaming.  We all have those days, don't we?

Breakfast

A picture of a bowl of berries... simple, yet powerful.  It represents my sassy side, and if you ask my husband, it's the only side I have.  The colors are so rich and sexy.  It's amazing how a color can radiate confidence and power.  It makes me want to put on that sexy dress, I've been afraid to wear, and go dancing.  Do you have a color that makes you feel this way?

Kauai

Mother Earth.  This picture represents the side of me that gets down and dirty in the backyard, pulling weeds and diggin' ditches.  The terra cotta color is splattered throughout my living room, the olive green draped over my bed and windows, and the taupe hung over the shower door in the form of a bath towel. I surround myself with these earthy colors because the keep me grounded, and make me feel at home. 

If you want to check up on the past color walk bloggers, and follow the rest of us, here's the complete schedule... Enjoy!!

Week 4 & Blog Hop... My Goals

I'm participating in a Blog Hop, thanks to Jess of A Creative Odyssey. For the entire month of December, close to 50 bloggers are sharing their Creative goals for 2011. Well, this is my day, along with Tracey and Kristen.

It was very clear to me, while thumbing through my TO DO Folder, my life is full of tasks and goals. This can be extremely inspiring and completely overwhelming, all at the same time. I was feeling very inspired earlier this month... I was interviewed for the first time by Laura Otero, started my new reduced schedule at work, and finally sat down to organize my business. Right now I'm feeling a little overwhelmed. I'm organizing my studio right now, and before it could get better, it had to get worse, as I pulled out almost every art supply and placed them on the floor. Excuse me while I panic a little. Cleaning my studio was one of my many goals for this month, along with finishing my logo painting (which didn't get done... just waiting for the final touches to come to me), painting the two sketches from this post, starting a Flickr account, and trying some Eat Clean recipes for my husband. I digress... Let's get to the long term goals keeping me up at night.

1. Design my website... I bought a domain name in June, and have been obsessing over the details of perfecting my brand. I want everything to be perfect, and I'm hoping Laura can help.

2. Finish my first collection by the end of 2011... I've never done a collection before, just individual paintings here and there. I have an idea for my first collection, but it's gonna take some research, and I'm terrified it won't be perfect. Nevertheless, I can't wait to show you!

3. Open my PeachHoneyLove Etsy shop by end of Summer 2011... I'm debating on whether to open the shop with individual paintings, or wait until my collection is done. I have so many paintings in my head, waiting to become a reality, so I don't think I'll be able to wait. Any thoughts?

4. Open my PeachHoneyPreemie Etsy shop by the beginning of Summer 2011... Since the preemie clothes are taking a little time to produce, I have some ideas for some other products until then (Mattress fitted sheets, nursing covers, gel pillow covers, etc.). I just finished two prototypes of the fitted sheets and I'm taking them to work tomorrow to try them out... I'm dreaming of happy babies sleeping quietly on a coordinating bedding set.

5. Finish 5 PeachHoneyPreemie clothing prototypes by the end of 2011... this is proving to be a lengthy and difficult task, but one I don't mind doing. Thankfully, my mother-in-law is a sewing guru, and has taken me under her wing. It's been awhile since I took a sewing class, so I think it's time to sign up for a little refreshed course.

6. Take an encaustic painting class... I use beeswax to finish my mixed media paintings, and have always been fascinated with encaustic art. I recently bought a painting from Mikie Spencer, and fell in love with the swirls and metallic colors of the wax. She referred me to a UK based online wax store, and I'm looking forward to playing around with a new technique.

7. Start a family... unrelated to PHL, but a very important goal, nonetheless.

8. Sketch more... I just bought this book, hoping it would help me grow as an artist. I'm really trying to perfect my craft, so the more classes, the better. I hope you will join me as I work my way through the book's exercises and post my progress.

I hope the coming year brings all of you nothing but love and success in whatever your heart desires.

xoxoxo
jess