It is that time

It is that time of year again... to go out and see the heather in bloom! It is spectacular and abundant. Due to drought some of the trees already shed their leaves, so autumn is coming too. 

Inspiring museum

The Museum of Textile in Tilburg is always a nice place for inspiration. A part is an exhibition of the collection of blanket making, a part is a Lab and another part is a thematic exhibition. At this moment there is an exhibition on natural colouring. The industrial setting combined with a lot of creativity is inspiring. More information, see here. 

 

Leaf shapes

 Printing shapes of plants: I was looking around for some nice shapes to do some plant printing and I found this one, I do not know the name, I have not seen it before.

Dipping the shape into some paint and then see what happens:

Paper collage

Some earthy tones inspired me for a small creative project. First I tore up some paper pieces and arranged them layer by layer, just playing around, adding more dark or bright tones. I started off with a square but ended up with a circle. I then glued them as a composition.

I also used some of the colors as a reference for combinations. Another fun afternoon in the studio!