Were you ever inspired to embellish an Art Gown with 300 wine corks?
Tip #1 – Do not attempt to drink 300 bottles of wine all in one night. Spread them out over a few days.
OR
Tip #2 – Share them with friends.
OR
Tip #3 – Read a romance novel by Imelda Evans while you sip luxuriously
La Vie en Rosé is inspired by and dedicated to Imelda and her latest novel “Playing By The Rules”
OF course I would have to attach all the corks somehow so I bought 110 meters of old gold soutache. It was easy getting else wise creative with that soutache.
I wanted more creative fuel for so I asked Imelda,
“If you could put 1 color to Kate & 1 color to Josh what are those 2 colors? Not that I will use them, but what would they be?”
Imelda’s answer:
“Okay, this was a mind-bender for me, as I don’t think this way normally (although I’m going to do it for all my characters now).
Kate is a rich, autumn brown. If it were shiny it would be burnished bronze. Josh is a bright, apple-y green. I have no idea why!”
I couldn’t resist buying some new yardage
I found this gorgeous tie-dyed (the pattern does not repeat) stretch velvet.
In the warm lighting of the store the colors were a perfect bronze/brown with a kind of apple green coming though.
As I was paying for it, my eyes caught the most enchanting brown/bronze organza ribbon so I grabbed 20 meters of that.
When I set up in the”Art Gown” room which is filled with natural light the colors appeared to be burgundy and teal. When shot with a flash the green magically appeared.
The gown is a chameleon!
This is why I opened with 3 similar shots of La Vie en Rosé I was completely at a loss for what was more beautiful.
I loved Imelda’s first book, “Rules Are For Breaking”
As “Playing By The Rules” is a prequel. I just had to ask,
“Was it easier to write the second book having already developed the
characters in the first book?”
Imelda’s answer:
“That’s a bit of a tricky one, as this book was actually written first! I did rewrite a lot of it after I published the other one though, so I guess I can still answer that.
Yes, knowing the characters first makes it much easier to write their stories. But I get to know the characters by writing their stories, so it’s a bit of a catch 22! Not sure what comes first, sometimes, the story or the people!”
Both of Imelda’s books are available on Amazon.
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Oh! If you want to know how the French title and wine corks tie in, you’ll have to read the book. I hope you do!
La Fin
“Art Gown” La Vie en Rosé designed by Resa McConaghy _ January – 2014
All photos of La Vie en Rosé © Resa McConaghy – January – 2014
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