Thursday 28 May 2009

Magic

I've often wondered at the sometimes brilliant colour combinations that show up in hand dyed yarn. How is it that such different things can be so right to human eyes? I understand the basics of the science of colour and I have an inkling of how our eyes see and sort colour wave lengths, but what is it that inspires us to put certain colours together, what is it that makes combinations feel right together.

You never quite think of these colours being together anywhere in nature, and yet... It's all there, in the big picture.

The greens are tiny new leaves and fresh little shoots on evergreens. The blues are the deeps of a clear twilight sky. The rich greys are shadows and edges as the light ever so slowly fades to night.

You have to step back and stop for just a moment to see the long view. Looking for the long view at twilight is magic.

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