Winter colors are subtle. Enlarge this image to appreciate the delicacy of the pinks, grays, and greens.

Okay folks, would you like to see a silk shawl that looked something like this?

I’ve started to delve into the world of textile design. Needless to say, there’s just a ferocious amount to learn. In getting started the main thing I’m doing is just absorbing as many visual ideas as I can cram into my head. I saw this silk at G Street Fabrics and thought it was pretty cool.

This is another camera FAIL: the impossible iridescent purple-blue of this bicycle frame does not exist in its color gamut. Which is too bad, since the relentless rain and gloom that we’ve been subjected to here means we can use all the color-relief we can get.

My iPhone’s camera simply couldn’t cope with this redness.