Inspiration using the Pantone Spring 2021 Fashion Colors

Wendy Moore (After the Monsoon) has been playing with the Pantone Spring 2021 fashion color recipes I shared which I find so inspiring!  This year Pantone has declared 2 colors of the year instead of the usual one and are Illuminating and Ultimate Gray.  I find these pieces that Wendy created are wonderful examples of this color combination and have real a summer vibe to them, don't they?

Pantone Colors Illuminating & Ultimate Gray
created by Wendy Moore

Wendy also created these cool flowers (shown below from her Instagram page) using all of the Pantone spring colors in different combinations.  These were created from various canes she made and really shows how all the Pantone colors of each season can mix and match within the group and create a unique balance in color.

Pantone Spring 2021 Fashion Color
created by Wendy Moore

So what have you been making with the Pantone colors?  I am busy working on some new pieces for summer and will share them soon.  We are in a heat wave at the moment so very thankful for our central air conditioning.

Polymer Art Jewelry Challenge - Day 3

For day three of the Polymer Art Jewelry Challenge, I would like to thank Wendy Moore, who was the third person to nominate me.  Wendy is with the Samunnat Project which aides women in Nepal who have survived domestic violence and develops ways to generate an income for them and their families.  They work with polymer clay creating beads and jewelry and their work is for sale through an Etsy shop as well as Kazuri West.

They have managed to construct their own building (the main floor) with help from the polymer clay community.  You can see the progress so far on a video that is posted on Polymer Clay Daily here.  They are still working on the second floor and have many more needs.  One way we like to help is by donating a portion our buffing pad sales towards their project.  You can read more about this on our website here.

I was trying to decide what picture to post today and then remembered one that I hadn't shared yet.  The design is rather simple but one of my favorite pieces.  The focal beads were made with extruded clay and then accented with mica powder pigments.

Now to nominate another person.  I am going to choose another Canadian, Elaine Robitaille.  Elaine is one of the writers for Craft Gossip in which she contributes to the polymer clay category.  I look forward to my e-mail from Craft Gossip each morning and reading about a featured artist or new tutorial to share.  She also has her own blog under the name of tooaquarius so you can see some of her own work there.

Mixing it Up

It is always fun to see what others are doing with the new Pantone color recipes I shared earlier.  These are some fun cane pieces on Wendy Moore's clay table in Dazzling Blue, Cayenne, Celosia Orange, and Freesia.  She added some turquoise which I think makes a great addition to the mix.  Wendy does some fabulous work and is planning on making some necklaces with these pieces so I can't wait to see what she creates!

Clay pieces by Wendy Moore

Check out her blog and see her fun "bodacious babes" she has been making.  Enter her "Word of the Year" challenge and you could receive one of  her amply endowed Annies.