Improv Bee - Blue Hive, May Prompt

Hi Blue Bees!

I'm excited to kick-off our Blue Hive Improv Bee this month!

While on our honeymoon to Japan, I became fascinated with the precise Japanese joints and patterns in woodwork and textiles and the perfectly groomed, graceful parks juxtaposed with the concepts of 

wabi sabi

, 

boro

, and 

kintsugi

 (all ways to embrace the imperfect or repair a damaged item).

I fell in love with this piece of art glass I saw at the Toyama Art Glass Museum. This inspired my color palette: muted jewel tones, natural colors(warm and cool grey), metallic/shimmer, white and black. You do not have to include all colors in your block. Solids and modern prints are acceptable. 

In summary: create a block inspired by my trip to Japan, showcasing the duality of perfection and imperfection, geometric and organic/asymmetrical. The final block should be 10" x 16".

Visit my 

pinterest board

 for more inspiration. Have fun!