Once my mind starts running on an opera, it's best to let it take off and snatch as much on paper as possible... as quickly as possible. These brainstorms are impossible to predict and are very valuable in my process.
We watched the new Alice in Wonderland Saturday evening and my mind started racing. I grabbed my sketchbook and tried to keep up. I got this much down before the movie and stayed up for a while longer to get some other details on paper before i lost them... which led to the dreams. I found and bought the prettiest fabrics... all purple, of course! Only to wake up and find that my search has no yet begun and these amazing purples were only a figment of my imagination... sigh.
Historically, I've not been a purple person. No purple costumes in my shows... no personal clothing... no jewelry or accessories... none. This year, though, something shifted in me. Kevin bought me a purple dress for our anniversary. It was one of the sweetest things he's ever done for me. He said it was all I lacked as he read me the description of the Proverbs 31 woman. My heart melted.
And so begins the year of purple.
Now, I am designing an entirely purple wardrobe for the cast of The Sorcerer that will be performed in May. What fun!!
I could really go for some grape juice right now...
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