Working
with color is an integral part of my workshops and I bring tools and
references to assist students in creating their own beautiful
combinations. However, I find the color wheels on the market to be
either cumbersome to use or limiting in their ability to illustrate
color relationships. I felt compelled to design a better system.
It was important that
the templates and wheels were interchangeable in order to show the full
range of possible color combinations and that the wheels were not
limited to the 12 families depicted on most color wheels. There are
2 palettes (saturated and pastel) of 24 color families each with a full
range of values and each color is handpicked. Interchangeable templates
snap into place and spin to reveal a wide range of color combinations
that work well together.
Color ispiration
comes from all around me! I have surrounded myself with very creative
and colorful friends who have made this project come to life. Diane
Ahern (www.dianeahern.com)
- fine art photographer and teacher; Susan L. Reynolds - who captures
the color and essence of the flowers and fruit she draws; Kiki Meyers (www.kikisfloraldesigns.com) - floral designer extaordinaire and photo stylist; and especially Joie Moring (www.moringdesign.com) - designer, artist, photographer, print specialist, comedian, my cheerleader and fellow wine enthusiast and chocoholic!
Many
friends have spent countless hours in my living room assembling books
and yes, drinking wine and telling stories: Diane Ahern, Joie Moring,
Kiki Meyers, Susan Reynolds, Jackie vonAlman, Zoie vonAlman, Anne Ryan,
Lisa Rudolph, Olivia Rudolph, Sherri Lynn and my wonderful family:
Jerry Gilbert, Morgan Gilbert and Brandon Gilbert.
Choose from 3 exciting classes on color:
The Eye For Color Workshop
is designed as a 3 hour companion class to EYE FOR COLOR
Interchangeable Templates & Color Wheel System. We will work with
the color wheels and templates and study value, saturation and color
relationships to help you gain confidence working with color and
visualize new and exciting color combinations as well as enhance the
ones you already enjoy working with.
Dive Into Color -
Immerse yourself in a full day of in-depth color study and come away
with creative ideas and colorful inspirations - and your own collection
of color palettes and bead soups that you can use in future projects.
Wander With Color in
this 2 day workshop where we study color, create colorful palettes and
learn to create and blend bead soups into a freeform work of art.
