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The 100 Day Project - Cool Colours

Cool colours 
As I proceed with #The100DayProject, I often notice that I have a preference for certain colours in a sequence of a few days.   The last three days have certainly been cool colour days.  Cool colours include green, blue, and purple, are often more subdued than warm colours ( the red/organge/yellow palette). Cool colours are reminiscent of night, of water, of nature, and are usually calming, relaxing, and somewhat reserved.
I am not sure if there is any hidden meaning here - perhaps I am now relaxing into the COVID social isolation restrictions and the slower pace of life? 

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Day 14: 
Stepping quietly,
Too loud an interruption 
Startled magpies fly. 
Materials: paper, fabric, thread, paint, safety pin 
Techniques: painting, stitching, collage. 


Day13: 
Shy flower faces
Spreading soft gentle colour
Native violets 
Materials: cloth, upcycled doily fragment, thread, safety pin 
Techniques: dyeing, stitching, collage. 


Day 12: 
Walking local paths
Nature's marvels are revealed
Green seed pods hanging. 
Materials : paper, fabric, paint, thread, safety pin 
Techniques: paining, stitching collage. 

 And now Week 3 begins... if you would like to see  my other wearable pins in this series, follow the hastag #100pinpoems on Instagram or look for the other blog posts tagged with the same label. 
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