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Color layered upon color in various hues can be evocative and mesmerizing to look at, but sometimes, it is within the undulating values of a single color family that we may have a complete visual and emotional experience. Value refers to the relative lightness or darkness of a certain area. When you look at autumn leaves, you see a warm, amber color family, but there’s depth and emphasis that’s created by the lightness and darkness of the details. Our eyes are drawn in several directions, pulling in information from the gradation of color, creating that imagery we all know and love when we think of autumn leaves.
My goal for this club is to begin with single color families, explore value and emphasis using techniques of tinting and shading, ultimately composing rich, multi-dimensional colorways (yes, there will be speckles—my color-loving heart sings at the thought...). It is also my hope that these colorways might be used together to create a dramatic statement-piece in the end.
This space will be dedicated to sharing each monthly installment which will include the photo used for inspiration, notes on my creative process with thoughts during development of the colorway, and behind the scenes photos as well as an audio recording of the blog post.
In addition to this, I will be producing and publishing the {Yarn Dyeing} Vlog Series for the Fiber for the People® Presents YouTube channel for two of the six colorways and including them right here.
Thank you again for joining me on this journey by either subscribing to the club or by simply following along with the journal. I am so very excited to share my work with you.
Enjoy,
Tayler
(Owner/Dyer)
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Red is such an incredible color. In all instances, it stands out and speaks loudly. It can evoke so many different feelings and emotions just by its tone and depth. The brighter, more staccato hues are cheery and festive, while the deeper, more velvety reds lend themselves to drama and moodiness…dare-I-say, romance even. Red has many languages and can also be very nuanced, making it a great jumping off point for an exploration in color value.
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