A fresh year in my studio means new things to try. New materials to use. And new colors with which to play.
Early last year, I cleaned out my half of our tiny crawl space attic and found a piece of fabric from drapes that my mom had made back in the 1950s. It had sat in the sewing room/spare bedroom for six months before it dawned on me to start researching the colors of the ‘mid-century’. And what a fun thing it was to do!
Not only were the colors just so cool, but the patterns and designs were such fun to discover. George Jetson quickly comes to mind.
Thanks to Pinterest, one can quickly do a visual search nowadays. It took me no time to get several samples of color palettes of the 1950s. Some were for fashion, some for furnishings, and others were paint samples.
So after a couple of weeks of color mixing, here are this year’s choices! It is going to be such a fun year!
Angie Wiggins Mixed Media 
10 responses to “New Year, New (Vintage) Palette”
That is so cool! I love the ’50’s. Can’t wait to see what you do with the colors.
Thanks you, Susan! I think it’s going to be a fun time playing with my palette!
Absolutely gorgeous! I love your approach! I found your blog through polymer clay daily and am looking forward to looking through your blog! Thanks for sharing your inspiration!
Thanks Jen! I am really going to make an effort to blog more this year.
What a gorgeous array of colours, I think you will have great fun designing and making with these 🙂
Thank you Jackie! I totally agree. It will be a ton of fun!
I love what you do! Please add me to your mailing list so I can see how you use the palette over the coming year. Just finished a class on Mid-Century architecture and furniture and love the palette you extracted from those years.
Thank you, Nancy! Will do! I will also be posting on my Facebook and Instagram pages as well!
Super cool (and nostalgic for us boomers) colors! I LOVE the idea of establishing a palette–never considered it before. Can’t wait to see what you create with it! I’m curious; how large are your “rolls”?
Thanks for peeking at my blog, Debbie! Yeah, determining my palette helps me get my year in gear. Each color is around 4″ long and 1.5″ thick. At least!