"I started photographing my domestic world and writing not just about what I had made,
but why I made it, examining the thoughts that accompany creativity and the act of making."
Jane Brocket from The Gentle Art of Domesticity p. 189 UK edition

Saturday, May 14, 2016

Color Crazed

Mt. Hood from the corner of Orient Drive and Waybill Rd.
Mt. Hood from Revenue Drive by Schmidt's Farm
Rhododendrons
Rhododendrons

Knit dishcloth from Sugar'n Cream cotton, Crown Jewels
My favorite coloring book!

It has been gray and rainy outside today, but I feel happily drenched in color from absorbing the colors around me over the last few days!

The Rhododendrons are displaying their brilliant pinks and reds!  Mt. Hood stood majestically white against hazy blue skies when I took a roundabout way home on Thursday from a meeting; and  I finished knitting a variegated dishcloth in purples and greens this evening.

Around Mother's Day I got a copy of Inspire, the NLT Bible that has lots of black and white sketches to color.  So far I have used woodless colored pencils, fiber tipped ink pens, and watercolor on the opening pages. I find it very exciting work/play/meditation!

Yesterday I enjoyed listening to some knitting podcasts that Betsy and Kris told me about, and I explored the knitting tutorial for socks that Kris has successfully used. Maybe I will eventually be able to finish the magic loop socks I started several years ago if I watch the tutorial enough times...maybe :)

Tonight I watched a movie about the French artist, Seraphine, then I did a Google search to see more of her work...fantastic colors!  Do click HERE to see her work!

Do you ever feel color crazed?

Gracie xx


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  1. Tammy@T's Daily TreasuresMay 15, 2016 at 1:56 AM

    Lots of loveliness. I'm gonna have to create some color craze with crochet as it is very drab and dusty here today. Have a good Sunday.

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  2. MeredithMay 15, 2016 at 6:19 AM

    Colorful flowers, and colorful books make for a colorful week my dear Gracie. I really need to listen to more podcasts, but can't find the time right now.
    Here is to wishing you a colorful week,
    Meredith

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  3. KrisMay 15, 2016 at 9:49 AM

    Such pretty blooms to make bright, the days that are grey. I hope you can tackle magic loop. It is much more comfortable for me to do now. I think I am going to love making socks!!!
    xo Kris

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  4. Teresa KasnerMay 15, 2016 at 10:50 AM

    Hello Gracie.. I'm glad you're having such a colorful time! After so much pretty sunshine we're having a few dim days. But I'll try to let you inspire me today to get colorful today. My get up and go got up and went. Hope to see you in the pool soon. Lost 8 lbs! ((hugs)), Teresa :-)

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  5. BetsyMay 15, 2016 at 3:27 PM

    We're having some gray days too, but that's okay. The rain is needed if we're going to avoid the fires of last year. I loved all of the beautiful photos you showed us. I've never seen a coloring Bible before. How fun! I'm glad you're enjoying the podcasts. I'm sitting here in the trailer, listening to rain on the roof and I have the pretty dishcloth you made me hanging right here on the sink. Purples and greens. I love it. Thank you my sweet Gracie.
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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  6. Grandmabeckyl.blogspotMay 15, 2016 at 3:48 PM

    I feel color crazed this week with my rhody bush so lovely. Remembering all the lovely colors in the tulip fields and enjoy looking at my photos many times because of just that! Nice coloring books for you. I need to color in mine as well. I subscribed to DO magazine and only have colored a portion of one. Sigh. and my sis gave me a Mary Engelbreit coloring book as part of my birthday gift. I enjoy her work. It's been chilly and rainy here Sat and today. Maybe more on Monday...back to long sleeved shirts again. Oh well, it's Oregon. Your Mt Hood photos are lovely! Have a blessed week, my friend!

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  7. ChristinaMay 16, 2016 at 12:54 AM

    Mt Hood looks very majestic! Colour is good for the soul, I am convinced of it. x

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  8. mamasmercantileMay 16, 2016 at 8:46 AM

    Your local Photos of Mt Hood are stunning, you are certainly blessed living in such a beautiful part of the world. I am afraid time does not allow for listening to podcasts at the moment as I have not only my own garden but my parents garden to keep on top of, its such a busy time of year.

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  9. Lilly's MomMay 16, 2016 at 8:49 AM

    Good morning Gracie. I hope you had a nice weekend. We have some clouds and cool weather here today in southern California so no colors today! The photos you shared of Mt Hood are so beautiful. And I love the colors of the cloth you knitted. I'm excited to learn about the Bible you received as a gift. I looked it up on Amazon and its fantastic. I've put it on my wish list. Enjoy your day, Pat xx

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  10. Jennifer HaysMay 16, 2016 at 10:32 AM

    I do sometimes feel color crazed! It happens to me a lot, actually. I love color, and enjoy playing around with color schemes in my crafting and decorating. They probably get tired of me at Hobby Lobby because I have a habit of taking down bolts of fabric and skeins of yarn and laying them out to look at them, then putting them away without buying anything. I just like to look. Hope you're having a good week so far, Gracie. :)

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  11. kathy bMay 16, 2016 at 1:28 PM

    Color always amazes me and I have very little confidence with color.
    Love Mt Hood. SO massive so majestic

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  12. Bethany CarsonMay 19, 2016 at 8:42 PM

    Love the view of Mt. Hood and the beautiful flowers! Nice job on the dishcloth. That is awesome that you can color and study the Bible at the same time!

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  13. WillowMay 21, 2016 at 7:51 PM

    I thought I already commented on this post---guess not. But yes, I love being color drenched. I'm not a big color person inside my home but I love having a colorful garden.
    Love Love Love that photo of Mt. Hood!

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  14. Helen PhilippsMay 22, 2016 at 1:53 AM

    I think I am always colour crazed!! It is one of my joys in life :) Your colourful flowers and the glimpse of your colouring book are lovely, and I like the yarn you used for your dishcloth very much. Mount Hood looks beautiful in your photos...such an amazing sight. Wishing you a very happy (and colourful) weekend dear Gracie.
    Helen xox

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  15. Optimistic ExistentialistMay 22, 2016 at 2:49 AM

    I LOVE that breathtaking photo with Mt. Hood in the background...

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  16. Down by the seaMay 23, 2016 at 12:05 PM

    Lovely to see so much colour from you! I always enjoy your pictures of Mt. Hood, we did see distant views of the Alps with snow on the top and I thought of your mountain too. Sarah x

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  17. handmade by amaliaMay 25, 2016 at 7:28 AM

    How lovely to see you you make a gray day so colorful and bright, Gracie.
    Amalia
    xo

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  18. AnneMay 27, 2016 at 1:53 AM

    Hello Gracie I seem to have missed this post. Love the views of Mt Hood - how blessed you are to live near something so magnificent. I love colour in the garden especially. I am looking forward to planting up my containers now that I think the threat of frost has gone :-) Hugs Anne x

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  19. LindaMay 27, 2016 at 7:30 PM

    Beautiful photos, and I love your colouring book! :)

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