| The winners have been chosen, and it was tough! So many spectacular entries came our way from all over the world, and we are honored that bead artists took the challenge and dared to use this combination. Thank you to all who participated.
As I wrote in the October 2007 Margie's Muse column "Depending on proportions of each color, the message conveyed by a yellow-violet harmony changes drastically. Using the same two colors, you can achieve the look of mardi gras festivities or sublime mystery."
Notice the difference in the tone of the pieces that used far more violet or purple than yellow (SaraBeth Cullian, and Grace Danel). They are rich, and substantial. The yellow serves as a focal point or highlight that brings a spark of life to the palette. The pieces employing far more yellow than violet (by Gretchen Coats and Lupe Meter) are lighter, fresher, more like spring and sunlight. The violet in these pieces rounds out a cheerful color scheme.
The pieces in which yellow and violet are used in almost equal proportions (Frieda Bates, Marcy Lamberson, Ronit Florence, Deborah Benson, and many others) become
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playful. The artists echoed this playful tone in their compositions. Marcy Lamberson's "Louella Bella" monkey is the best example of exploiting the frolicsome nature of equal parts yellow/purple to charm and delight.
When gold is substituted for yellow and used with violet, a regal air abounds, as in Lisa Jones' pendant and Sarah McConnell's bracelet.
Grace Danel's bead embroidered piece uses a very muted, amethyst purple with bright yellow, and creates one of the most usual, and successful combinations. She very consciously limited yellow to a few distinct focal points. Her piece won by slim margin because of how successfully she used a wide variety of purple, violets, and lavendars with yellow. She combined an amazing array of tones and tints in exquisite balance.
The prize is either a 30-minute phone color consultation with Margie OR a $35 gift certificate good for the MargieDeeb.com store. One runner-up receives a free 7 3/4" color wheel.
Congratulations, Grace Danel, SaraBeth Cullinan, Marcy Lamberson, and Frieda Bates!
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