Paint Ranges Murobond x Sibella Court

PALIMPSEST COLLECTION

My 10-colour palette magically grew to 16 subtle but irrepressible colours in this collection, souvenirs of a landscape of pink angophoras, Sydney peppermint, scribbly bark, acacia, flannel flowers, and other flora that thrive on the ochre rainbow hidden in Sydney's sandstone bedrock. This palette is layered with colours that represent object remnants from the 1800s in the form of hand printed wallpapers, faded tessellated tiles, marbled book ends, passementeries and drabware.

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FOUNDATION COLLECTION

Definition 1. The basis or groundwork of anything: the moral foundation of both society and religion. 2. The natural or prepared ground or base on which some structure rests. 3. The lowest division of a building wall, or usually, of masonry partly or wholly below the structure of the ground

Foundation is as the title suggests, a solid neutral colour base for any interior. If you're a gardener, consider it the fertile soil, sunshine and rain. If you're a baker, think of it as the flour, eggs and sugar. With the right foundations, anything is possible; pirate black, cracked leather, paper-bag, burlap, gypsy gold, felt, sailcloth, scrimshaw, chalk, glassine. Although I created Foundation to work as a base neutral 10-colour palette, complementing any colour choices, it has also become a complete option in its own right, splash any colour or hue onto your walls with no second guessing - it always works!

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INDIGO BLUES COLLECTION

Definition 1. A blue dye obtained from various plants, esp, of the genus Indigofera, or manufactured synthetically. 2. A colour ranging from a deep violet blue to a dark, greyish blue. 3. The pure colour of a clear sky

Call it serendipity or simple coincidence, but it seems just about every colour to which I'm drawn has a textile alter-ego. Indigo textiles have origins rooted in the ancient times of many Asian countries, in particular, Japan. Indigo dyes from the flower of several types of plant were one of the easiest to source and most inexpensive natural colourings available. My favourite of these are Boro, the repeatedly mended rugs worn or used for bedding by rural peasants in Japan. Often heavily stitched and patched, the shades of blue give them a depth and a history that is irresistible. It was an obvious palette for me to create, which works in a variety of spaces - inside & out.

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TRAVELLERS & MAGICIANS COLLECTION

Definition: a person who journeys in distant places or foreign lands: an entertainer who is skilled in producing illusion by slight of hand, deceptive devices, i.e. a person who is skilled in magic: sorcerer

Travellers & Magicians speaks volumes of my musings and imaginings when planning a photo shoot or decorating a space. One day I'm transported back to a famous and revolutionary dance company in Paris, the next I'm flying through the skies on the wings of native birds, or drawing on my own real life, globetrotting adventures. Eventually my world of make-believe becomes a reality and a new colour palette and styling theme emerges. I travelled to Uzbekistan & beyond with my mum & walked part of the well-trodden path of the ancient silk route. It was easy to imagine the kaleidoscopic sight travellers would have made arriving into a caravanserai set against the desert oasis backdrop of dusty roads and the characters you would have met: merchants, fortune tellers & seers, puppeteers, camel drivers, falconers, tinsmiths, pilgrims & storytellers.

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PAPER WHITES COLLECTION

Definition 1. A substance made from wood pulp, rags, straw, or other fibrous material, usually in thin sheets used to bear writing or printing, for wrapping things, etc. Of the colour of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc. 2. Reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or similar

I first heard the word 'paperwhites' from a photographer friend, Andre Gentl, to explain all the variations in white. It caught my imagination and, while I'd been a long-time admirer of paper, I started looking more closely at all of its tones and finishes, from reams of standard snow white copy paper to gorgeous crepe, onionskin, glassine, vellum, tissue and tracing varieties. I then started to consider the hallmarks of age on paper, especially the muted, stained and faded tones of ephemera I'd collected over the years: postcards, love letters, certificates, shelf liners, dollies, patty pans, the backs of botanical plates, flashcards, wrapped sugar cubes & matchbooks.

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TALES OF A SEA GYPSY COLLECTION

I am fascinated with all things sea: sirens & mermen, underwater worlds & treasures, myths & legends, serpents & seafaring spirits. The inspiration behind this palette is no exception to these fascinations of mine, as the story behind it encapsulates all of these things. Tales of a Sea Gypsy is a storytelling palette in all senses, it is inspired by a Lithuanian love story: Jurate's Castle

Jurate's Castle tells the tale of a goddess mermaid, Jurate, who lived under the Baltic Sea in a picturesque amber castle. Jurate was the ruler of all of the sea and its sea life. One day a young fisherman named Kastytis disturbed the peace of Jurate by catching all of the fish in the sea, thus Jurate decided to punish him and restore peace. However, in doing so she fell in forbidden love with this young fisherman. Shortly after, Jurate & Kastytis resided together in Jurate's amber castle under the sea. Soon after the two united, Perkunas, the thunder god, was astonished that the goddess had fallen in love with a mortal fisherman & struck the amber castle, causing it to explode into millions of pieces and killing Kastytis. According to legend, Jurate was then chained either to the ruins or a rock on the seafloor by Perkunas & that is why pieces of amber come ashore after a storm on the Baltic sea. Others argue that the amber pieces washed ashore are Jurate's tear drops: either way, this love story's beauty and magnificence still bubble up in my imagination.

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TRADEWINDS COLLECTION

Definition: Also called trades; any of the nearly constant easterly winds that dominate most of the tropics and subtropics throughout the world, blowing mainly from the northeast in the Northern Hemisphere, and form the southwest in the Southern hemisphere. 2. Any wind that blows in one regular course, or continually in the same direction

Tradewinds reflects my fascination with all things maritime, from the ocean going explorers of the 18th and 19th centuries, to the pirates, cartology and mythological sea creatures of storybooks. It's also littered with references to entomology and two of my heroes, Charles Darwin & William Dampier. It is inspired by fact and enhanced by fiction and has a palette that, depending on how you use it, can either be calm or wild, just like the sea. And me.

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MERCHANTS & TRADERS COLLECTION

Merchants & Traders came about whilst I was travelling in Syria: the colours of the desert are reflected in these oasis towns, all muted neutrals, beaten metal vessels, basalt striped walls of the caravanserai, canvas stretched over roads the width of carts, shiny, strong coffee beans found in the Spice Souk & the soft silvery green of olive leaves & pistachios. Here you find honest & humble materials; wood, leather, slate, iron, steel, rope, dirt, paper, stone, cement, hand blown glass, mud bricks, haystacks, felt, canvas and burlap. The names of each colour are in honour of these ancient crafts & the master of craftsmen that tinker, smith, turn & spin these materials into the beautiful tools & objects that we use daily.

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NBYNW COLLECTION

My love of stories of sailors & pirates lead to the NbyNW palette - I delved into the world of seafarers from a ship's paraphernalia, weather predictions, famous travel tales, handy knots and the maps, charts & signals one needs when on the high sea for years! In my book Etcetera I list the 'Skills that Sailors had other than Sailing'; sewing, tattooing, birdwatching, whittling, scrimshawing, training pets like monkeys, parrots, crickets, dogs, musical instruments, making games of quoits & balls, dancing jigs and singing sea shanties, reading (most ships had a library), basket weaving, palm and leather braiding, collecting specimens, botanical drawing, cooking, shooting & skinning specimens, herbal remedies, rope & net making, bone carving of buttons, needles & gambling chips.

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TENDER IS THE NIGHT COLLECTION

Inspired by the vibrant and punchy hues of Mexico, where daily lives spill onto the sunny streets, amidst pots of geraniums & marigolds, street stands selling fresh watermelon, tacos & guacamole, grilled corn & salsa verde. Everywhere you look you see brightly coloured walls & signwriting, even the VW & fifties cars of reds and greens and oranges seamlessly create this palette. After sorting through my numerous photos from Mexico, this fruitful & cultural palette seamlessly came together. The title of this palette is borrowed from F. Scott Fitzgerald's book of the same name. These high summer hues are reminiscent of Fitzgerald's imagined garden tended by the divers in the south of France, abundant with vegetables, flowers & sunshine.

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ATELIER COLLECTION

Atelier was inspired by Julien Tanguy (better known asPère Tanguy) who championed an art supplies shop in St Germain on the left bank of Paris in the late 1800s. He sold pigments, oils, canvas & other essentials; often to struggling artists in exchange for their paintings. Tanguy's shop quickly became a sanctuary for young, impressionist artists such as Monet, Van Gogh, Cezanne, Gauguin and Renoir. Tanguy was one of the early curators to expose Paris to Chinoiseries with his collection of Japanese prints known as Ukiyo-e on show at his own gallery. Ukiyo-e then became a major source of inspiration for these artists, and artists globally, during the 20th century.

Atelier draws its inspiration from the Paris of this heightened era; the artists, the cafe society, the vibrant salons, and lots of smoking and the drinking of absinthe; fun & frivolity. The colours reflect the hand mixed paints with exotic pigments, linseed oils, the fashion, and the trends of Chinoiserie.

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OBJET TROUVÉ COLLECTION

Definition: an ordinary object, found; a strand of sequins, a beaded flower, threads & buttons, etc, that is threaded as an object of art by who finds it. Objet Trouvé was inspired by Transylvania; a region in Romania, a country of its own at another time in history, and an example of the fluid maps and ever changing borders of the world. My romantic vision of Transylvania is filled with gypsies in colourfully painted caravans, layered skirts, horse whispering and music. I visited at the beginning of spring, when it was as if the whole world was about to bloom. The days were warm and cloudless, crisp in the morning and fresh. The landscape was a vision of soft, muted colours. I can only imagine how different my colour palette would have been if I had come just two weeks later. Wooden limed houses with terracotta roofs are washed in a variety of pastels: azure blue, yellow Monday, sienna, tangerine, magenta, salmon, soft mustard, dirty green, mint, lichen, sky blue, grey, maroon and lilac. In Transylvania, the Objet Trouvé palette unknowingly surrounded me wherever I cast my eyes.

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