Or, if you enunciate properly, 'wall of color'.
But who wants to enunciate properly when lousy diction creates a good name for a small Oklahoma town?
That's it!
I'm building my own small town!
And Phase One is now complete.
The first wall of my genuine, bonafide, custom-built-by-Gwen-her-own-self, studio shelving is finished, and is just as I hoped it would be.
Isn't it just so nice when that happens?
I wanted to have all the color-y goodness out in the open for inspiration, but my whirling brain requires environmental order.
The two shutter doors I found at the thrift store found a new purpose in life.
I built simple 1"x4" frames to size and added shelving (no backing).
Behind the doors ...
...are my beloved peanut butter jars (now upcycled with decoupaged lids)...
...and my also-beloved molasses jars, with the same treatment.
My growing collection of Scrabble tiles has found a home (love me some watchmaker cases for storage)...
...and my ink pads are more readily accessible.
But the shallow (2 1/2" deep) shelves in the center of Phase One (built just like the others, but backed with paper) hold most of the color inspiration.
Bead-y inspiration:
Glittery inspiration:
Inky inspiration:
Fabric painting inspiration:
Powdered pigment inspiration:
Flaky inspiration, bwahaha:
And pearly inspiration:
Did I say this came out just as I'd hoped?
Do you think you would feel inspired if you sat looking at this wallaculla?
I know I would feel inspired if I sat looking at this wallaculla.
But...
It is hanging right behind my main work area.
Um.
Yeah.