Lindly’s Blog

I find it wonderful when someone asks permission to post one of my images on their blog! But, what a blast it is to find real synchronicity in their posting.

I will refrain from forwarding Sharon Wildwind the remmants of one of my first novels/Emily Moon (begun and not fruitioned, yet) deep in the French Quarter in New Orleans, in 1988 ,while I was working for the Brennans at Mr.B’s ( Royal and Iberville)  …exactly where Emily Moon encountered, Jackie (enscounced 9th ward waiter with attitude) and her new backwaiter Clairborne (off track from the crook in the river) and the dead voodoo-ized cat in a florist’s box…

However, If my apsaparagus shrines provide food for inspirational thought,all the better!

“So I’m on a creativity quest. I’m out looking for ways that other people have taken everyday elements, mixed them, twisted them, and created something almost heart-stopping in its cleverness and beauty.” Sharon Wildwind

Thank YOU! Sharon -and wishes to all  for a successful creativity quest to all this week.

I’ve almost finished what I need to do…and have started some colorful packing for the Acre Show in Las Vegas. This should be an exciting experience! Meisha Barbee, Sandra McCaw and myself are sharing a booth sponsored by the National Polymer Clay Guild mentoring program. Special thanks are in order to Judy Dunn, who “held our hands” and helped us in preparation for the event and Judy Belcher for her ongoing sense of humor and insight.

Please wish us “Colorful Luck” on our new ventures… and have a colorful week YOURSELF

The other night I had the opportunity to enjoy an “ice cream sampler”, admittedly NOT three flavors on the current Baskin Robbin’s line-up = Cranberry, Sour Cherry and salted Caramel. Eyes closed, the mouth feel, texture, sweetness balance and flavors were absolutely there!Eyes open… especially in the dim candlelight, all of the flavors appeared as “pale” renditions of vanilla ice cream (with the vanilla bean seeds strained out). Reconciliation took a moment to return focus to the sensitivity of my palate. Then again, I can’t imagine tasting wine without the visual cues?

You have probably heard the expression that we “eat with our eyes first”. But just how much does this color of impressions of how the food tastes? If you ordered pistachio or mint chip ice cream and they were not green, would you be disconcerted? If asked to compare two sour cherry sauces, side by side, would you unknowingly select the sauce to which the red food coloring was added?

Recent research has revealed that the color of orange juice,colors our taste perceptions. For more information please visit the chemical senses center. For some fun and inspiration food pictures= Studio Kitchen at Flicker.

Hope YOU are having a colorful weekend! Perhaps one that includes some delicious ice cream?

When I think of the 1940’s my mind’s eye memories are of my Grandfather’s complete collection of Life Magazines loaded with black and white pictures. As a child I remember reading them in great detail, with my siblings, as we retrieved them from huge boxes in the barn on his Grass Valley California Ranch. With morbid fascination we read and perused the black and white pictures of World War Two. 

I also remember the day my Father set the magazine’s to a bonfire in response to us spending our vacation time reading about the London Blitz, Iwo Jima and the liberation of the death camps….and the resultant poison Oak reactions from the smoke of the fire.

I find it fascinating to re-visit that era via color photos, as released by the Library of Congress to a flicker site. Continue reading ‘1940’s Colors…’

Here is a online collection of random photographs grouped by color. Perhaps you will be inspired to upload one of your own, Random Got Beautiful began in March 2007.It is an online collage of random photographs taken by different people, open for anyone to participate.‘Random Is Good’ was the inspiration for it’s title ‘Random Got Beautiful’ (RGB for short) once color was decided to be the main theme. “This is an open and public celebration of bold colour. ” Concept, design and managed by Nikki Farquharson.RGB site name by Anthony Imuere.

I’m not sure if the photos are re-sorted after they are uploaded?…but I particularly enjoyed the way the “brown” photos meandered and sometime re-iterated the colors of the previous photo.

If you are a regular reader of my blog, you may have figured out by now that I adore interactive color sites.

Today a new fantastic polymer clay web site is being launched. Perfect Polymer Clay Mixing. First you scan in your picture, fabric sample or paint chips and then indicate if you plan to build a millefiore cane, use the color as a sculptural element or use the color as a surface treatment. In the next step you choose which brand of clay you would like to use and whether you would like your calculations done in metric or ounces.

 The project calculator separates each individual color in the project out, provides an exact mixing recipe(which compensates for darkening in baking) , including amounts and printable swatches.

While this is the Beta version and there still may be some kinks- this site will help take the guesswork out of your color mixing!

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