Creating a Big Blue Chest with Annie Sloan chalk paint
When I think about Annie Sloan, I think about inspiration by color, when color is used as a starting point for expression. So when I was offered by Big Blue Trunk to create something unique with Annie Sloan, I directly jumped on it.
I’ve chosen my object - a wooden chest of drawers. I saw beautiful designs people came up using Annie Sloan paint: delicate gradients, wonderful aging effects, calming pastel pieces. But I needed to come up with something completely new, something only I could create.
CONCEPT
I knew I would place it in our living room, in a space where my toddler son plays often. And the energy of my son sat the mood for the piece.
I wanted it to be something spontaneous, like dancing, or speaking, or play - true elementary forms of expressions. I has to be full of vivacity, and imaginativeness, and play.
![](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0255/0487/4568/files/Screen_Shot_2019-10-24_at_12.17.44_PM_large.png?v=1571891611)
I knew it would be blue. I thought of pansies as an inspiration for colour palette.
So I have selected:
Napoleon Blue
Old White
Old Velvet
Lotus Blue
Antoinette
Lemon Yellow
![Annie Sloan Chalk Paint - Napoleon Blue by Sister Zozo](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0255/0487/4568/files/Screen_Shot_2019-10-24_at_12.17.21_PM_large.png?v=1571891361)
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ARTWORK
I came up with an idea of one continuous line which will define the main artwork. I didn’t sketch anything, I didn’t really plan in. I just had to breathe out and give it a go.
![BLUE CHEST PAINTED WITH ANNIE SLOAN CHALK PAINT BY SISTER ZOZO](http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0255/0487/4568/files/Screen_Shot_2019-10-24_at_12.17.29_PM_large.png?v=1571891224)
I am very happy with the result. It’s not just a chest any more. It’s a statement, it has a loud character, it’s a celebration of play, imagination and vivacity.
I’m already brewing ideas for the next fun expression.
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