One of the simplest ways to spark inspiration is to play with likenesses—rhymes, chords, palettes. So here are a few palettes from Bullseye’s color catalog to draw from and play with,* courtesy of our designer extraordinaire, Alison Foshee Moorhead. Each is paired here with a poetic passage from a bygone wordsmith.
*To acquire any of the color combos displayed here, tap the colors on the swatches below or search their 6-digit style numbers in our Online Store.
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000208
000108
001818
Opal 000225
001125
* Striking Glasses. These styles may not reveal (or strike to) their target color until fired. The represented styles are in their fused form. For stained glass purposes, there are several options: striker styles can be pre-struck in a kiln, some striker styles in their cold form are very near to the struck form, see shop.bullseyeglass.com, or below are some suggested alternates that will work within this palette:
Ring Mottle Mix
006231-0000
Streaky, cold sheet
Expect Variation
002123
For he can set up with gravity which is patience upon approbation.
For he can fetch and carry, which is patience in employment.
For he can jump over a stick which is patience upon proof positive.
For he can spraggle upon waggle at the word of command.
For he can jump from an eminence into his master’s bosom.
For he can catch the cork and toss it again.
Christopher Smart
From Jubilate Agno, circa 1759000100
001119
Opal 000349
Opal 000207
001429
000131
* Striking Glasses. These styles may not reveal (or strike to) their target color until fired. The represented styles are in their fused form. For stained glass purposes, there are several options: striker styles can be pre-struck in a kiln, some striker styles in their cold form are very near to the struck form, see shop.bullseyeglass.com, or below are some suggested alternates that will work within this palette:
The vines of the gourd and the rich melon run,
And the rock and the tree and the cottage enfold,
With broad leaves all greenness and blossoms all gold,
Like that which o’er Nineveh’s prophet once grew,
While he waited to know that his warning was true,
And longed for the storm-cloud, and listened in vain
For the rush of the whirlwind and red fire-rain.
John Greenleaf Whittier
From The Pumpkin, 1831
Opal* 000220
000241
001108
000336
Opal 000206
Blue 001408
* Striking Glasses. These styles may not reveal (or strike to) their target color until fired. The represented styles are in their fused form. For stained glass purposes, there are several options: striker styles can be pre-struck in a kiln, some striker styles in their cold form are very near to the struck form, see shop.bullseyeglass.com, or below are some suggested alternates that will work within this palette:
Through the meadows, bright and free,
Till at length thy rest thou findest
In the bosom of the sea!
Four long years of mingled feeling,
Half in rest, and half in strife,
I have seen thy waters stealing
Onward, like the stream of life.
Thou hast taught me, Silent River!
Many a lesson, deep and long;
Thou hast been a generous giver;
I can give thee but a song.