Celebrate with color!

Yesterday I read a quote at the Papaya-blog:

“Being afraid of color is like being afraid of being happy”.

Spring is finally her! We´ve changed the spiky tires on the cars, the air is cold, but with the distinct smell of green growth, it´s sunny, we even cut the grass today. I´m still stuck inside working on my speech (the darn thing refuses to write itself), and by the evening I was so tired with words, I needed to paint! With lots of colors!!!

In my attic I found this old wooden box from my childhood, that once held a bottle of wine. I took it into possession to keep my letters in it. But I decided to replace my childhood letter into a cardboard-box, and give the little chest a new life.

I wanted colors! I NEEDED colors!

In my window was another treasure from my teens. The little tea-box. I have to admit I bought it because of the design of the box, I didn´t even like tea at the time…

Laying the ground colors, working with acrylics. Adding layers. Making some small stamps as I go along.

My little black wave is one of my favorites, and I´ve used it quote alot. All stamps are made from fun-foam.

By chance I was using a round sponge to add the paint to my stamps, and trying to remove excess paint, this little shape arrived. Art-by-accident! Yay! I think they look like lots of exotic fruits lying in a box, waiting to be eaten. This is on the back of the box, the side that probably won´t show, I just wanted to try it out anyway.

I do have some whole oranges on the other side though. I think the box will be called “For the love of oranges”. I want to print some text in the pink outline, but couln´t find my stamp-pad and alphabet tonight. Tomorrow then…

This is the bottom. I left one of the handles, so that I might hang things from it.

Inside I painted it turquoise, with shades in blue. And I´ve glued down a metal butterfly. just for the fun of it! I´m exactly sure what to use it for yet, but for now, some of my brushes are visiting

The black-and-white line around the edge is very american to me, if not by anyone else, then definitely inspired by the always wonderful Michelle. I am also very happy with the old measuring-tape I glued down in the front.

I haven´t done anything with the lid yet, but I could actually hinge it on, and make a little door. What do you think? Door or no door?