Art Inspired Palette – Theater Clouds

24 Friday Feb 2012

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Theater Clouds is Canadian artist, Elly Mackay. The minute I saw her work I was in love. Her pieces are delicate, mesmerizing and beautiful. The process in which she works is sort of like creating a play or film but in stills. She uses ink for the drawings on yupo paper, cuts them out and layers them in an assemblage of wonderful little scenes. With the addition of lighting, these dreamy images are born.

Mackay studied at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design where she received her BFA. She is married with two children and spends most of her time creating these amazing pieces for us all to see. Thanks Elly!

The palette’s from which her work are created are mostly muted tones that have a romantic feel to them. They are great inspiration for weddings and baby showers, not to mention a calm and meditative interior space.

Check out her 2011 interview on Etsy to learn more about her process.

Color in Films – One Hour Photo

21 Tuesday Feb 2012

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One Hour Photo is a psychological look into obsession. The film’s main character, Sy, works at a one hour photo lab in a large department store and begins to become infatuated with a family who gets their photos developed there. Due to his quiet, lonely life, he finds himself getting involved with family issues to protect the wife of the family.

What starts off as a caring gesture becomes a haunting and deadly situation. The clinical feel of the film with its bright whites and cold blues allows to viewer to feel the numbness you can imagine Sy feels while at the same time feeling discomfort from the events that unfold.

Color in Films: Blue Valentine

16 Thursday Feb 2012

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Blue Valentine is a film about love and how time can change a person. The couple who the film focuses on fell in love at a young age and then got married and had a child. As they get older, the woman slowly grew apart from her husband while he grew to love her more. It’s a sad story that is told through a muted and neutral palette which really help set the tone for the cold and distant feeling that is being felt by the characters.

Inspirational Living Rooms

23 Monday Jan 2012

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A living room is a home is a space where people relax, gather and communicate. Its the main space in the house besides the kitchen. It should reflect who you are and show the things you love. Here are a few inspirational spaces from my Pinterest board I wanted to share because I feel they represent comfort, style and most of all an inviting design.