15/02/2025
There’s something about the coast here in north Devon. The muted shades and tones of the sea, sand, rocks and pebbles; the way the colours blend and make perfect sense together. I have noticed very recently (and why it’s taken so long I have no idea – or perhaps I have an inkling, which I’ll come to in a minute) that in particular, grey and light brown together is a theme that comes up again and again.
Pebble and driftwood
Sea and sand
Sky and sand
And it’s not just at the coast I find this. Around my home –
A wooden pot and book
A plant pot
Cushion on a chair
An old milk bottle on a shelf…
Since I attended a retreat recently at Laude Abbey led by Chris Whittington of (do look at what this wonderful organisation offers, not least, twice weekly free online Christian mediation sessions) I have been practising paying attention in my daily life to our beautifully created and vibrant world which is all around us all the time and which I for one was regularly numb to. Except at the sea, where I feel most alive. Which only means alive to what is always present, always true.
So – I’ve been playing around with my logo colours, with grey and brown in mind. I don’t think I’m there yet, and it’s certainly different from my current logo colours – but what do you think?