I've been dreaming of living in Rhode Island ever since I visited when I was seven or eight years old. There is just something about the cliffs, the hanging fog, the monochromatic feel, and that piscine sting that takes me to my happy place. And I don't know if it's the fact that it's always sunny and 70 in Los Angeles, but I am craving some wintery weather. As I impatiently wait for my fiancé Taniel's transfer to Boston, while excessively listening to Bon Iver and running the A/C, I've been trying to shape the Perenboom winter collection organically. By daydreaming about a snowy New England coastline. Ghostly harbors, whipping winds, gray skies, all dolloped with brightly colored winter birds.
And for some reason, the word mystic has been popping up in my life lately, so I'm taking it as a sign that:
- I need to move relatively close to Mystic, CT, as my dearest friend Kellan insisted. He lives in Cambridge, Mass and we've got plane tickets to see his handsome face in October. Perfect weather for gathering inspiration!
- Heliodor (Beryl) must be involved. What could possibly be more mystic than a stone that never retains its original color.
- A ghostly pallet with splashes of random color is a possibilty
With all those things in mind, I've developed this preliminary inspiration board for the Perenboom Winter Collection 2011. I really love the thought of winter bird colors on natural knits. I'm not so sure about the addition of Navajo art...though I love it, I'm not sure it really fits in.
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