Messy Studio, continued

Where to begin? Between assorted outdoor chores, I found time to go green in my studio. Originally, I wanted to repeat a successful assortment of rich earth shades, but when I started to unfold fabrics and evaluate shades, a palette of greens jumped out of my assorted boxes and I fell for it.

Above: the sketch is covered with some "units" that have been sewn... green it is!

And when you unfold fabrics to evaluate their shades and colours, well... the room takes on a slightly disorganized look. It's the joyful mess of creation! Time flies while I solve problems of balance and composition. While this design is based on a sketch, I am discovering that it evolves as I work on it. New ideas emerge and I go with the flow.

Above: the reverse side of a stitched stripe, a good deal of sewing, with wonderful results, you'll see...

For example, I had the bright idea to create a striped effect, because I needed a bit of tension and drama, to contrast with all those curves. At first, I had thought I'd go with the simplicity of large fields of colour, but I became interested by the contrast between fairly straight lines and curvy spaces.

Above: Unfurling sword fern, a world of green and of curvy lines

This brings me back to all the greenery around the island at this time of year. Now, I have to search for the shots of contrast that will bring the green to life. Right now, there are countless little calypso orchids on the forest floor, gorgeous little dots of fuchsia, like jewels. But I'm not in a fuchsia mood... So, we'll see.