I don’t know what the weather conditions are like in your part of the world, but here in Hampshire, UK, I’ve officially declared it to be a ‘snow day’ so instead of trekking to the studio today I’m tucked up warm and safe in my home office! If you follow our adventures on Facebook, Instagram or this blog you’ll know we’ve been in Finland recently - home of ‘real’ snow!
So what better way to spend a snowy day than looking through pictures of snow!
It gets so cold in Finland that even the sea freezes. The harbour front in Helsinki was frozen solid in places with just selected shipping lanes kept free of ice. We took the opportunity of these ice free lanes and hopped on the ferry over to Suomenlinna, one of the smaller islands just off Helsinki.
I’ve only visited this tiny island during the summer months, but it was just as beautiful and inspirational under it’s thick blanket of snow.
I just love the colour pop of the magenta bike and the neon green bike lock and how about the colours below?
Against the white backdrop of the snow the colours just sing out loud, and I promise I haven’t photoshopped them! I think these images with their bold colours, high contrast and graphic areas of solid colour would make fantastic starting points for a Modern Quilt. There’s now a category at the Festival Of Quilts (http://www.thefestivalofquilts.co.uk/competition-categories-prizes/) so who knows what I might sew if tomorrow is a snow day too!
Whilst back on the streets of Helsinki there’s inspiration of an entirely different kind to be found. Some may call it vandalism, but I think in these cases its more of a creative outlet! I couldn’t resist the owl sign - unfortunately it wasn’t advertising owls for Hogwarts’ students, but mundane insurance of some kind. Pretty sign though!
In the coming weeks I’ll be writing about inspiration for line and texture, looking at shape ands colour, as well as profiling other artists and exhibitions to inspire your creative work. So if you enjoy reading the InStitches blog why not have it delivered straight to your mail box? Just click on the link in the side bar and you’ll be sure not to miss our weekly instalments. And we promise, you won’t receive any unwanted emails or spam either.
Until next time. Keep warm and enjoy a creative snow day!
Hazel & Terry
In the coming weeks I’ll be writing about inspiration for line and texture, looking at shape ands colour, as well as profiling other artists and exhibitions to inspire your creative work. So if you enjoy reading the InStitches blog why not have it delivered straight to your mail box? Just click on the link in the side bar and you’ll be sure not to miss our weekly instalments. And we promise, you won’t receive any unwanted emails or spam either.
Until next time. Keep warm and enjoy a creative snow day!
Hazel & Terry
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