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Shades of Purple

I love the colour purple and all it's different shades.  Like these fall Asters in my garden. In the sun, they're a bright purple.  When it's overcast they're a beautiful dark shade.


Historically, purple was associated with royalty or wealth because it was a difficult colour to reproduce. The colour did not come from plant based dyes. It came from the mucus of small mediterranean snails. That must have been a difficult, smelly job!

On that note, I'm going segue onto this recent piece that I made.  It's a dark purple amethyst chip bracelet and it's designed for casual, everyday wear.  Take a look at it here.










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