{"id":30710,"date":"2020-08-17T10:38:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T08:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/?p=30710"},"modified":"2020-08-17T14:11:39","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T12:11:39","slug":"shades-of-blue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/shades-of-blue\/","title":{"rendered":"Shades of Blue Mindfulness"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>&#8220;Do you ever start something not quite knowing where it will go or what it will be? This Mixed Media project is one of those projects\u2026 I started in shades of blue and I have not finished it yet \u2013 lockdown will do that to you I am convinced. &#8221; ~ <em>Jowilna Nolte<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_small\"><\/div><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-Of-Blue-Focus.jpg\" aria-label=\"Shades-Of-Blue-Focus\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1095\" height=\"976\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-Of-Blue-Focus.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-Of-Blue-Focus.jpg 1095w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-Of-Blue-Focus-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-Of-Blue-Focus-1024x913.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-Of-Blue-Focus-768x685.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1095px) 100vw, 1095px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_custom\" style=\"height:1rem\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>What I do know is that I love blue and I love all the products that I used.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step1-2.jpg\" aria-label=\"Shades-of-Blue-step1\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step1-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step1-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step1-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step1-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step1-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step1-2-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_custom\" style=\"height:1rem\"><\/div><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step3-2.jpg\" aria-label=\"Shades-of-Blue-step3\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step3-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step3-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step3-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step3-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step3-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step3-2-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_custom\" style=\"height:1rem\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>I love the new Bloom flowers in blue and then ended up changing their colour using Alcohol Inks!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step4a-1.jpg\" aria-label=\"Shades-of-Blue-step4a\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step4a-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step4a-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step4a-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step4a-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step4a-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step4a-1-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_custom\" style=\"height:1rem\"><\/div><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step5-1.jpg\" aria-label=\"Shades-of-Blue-step5\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step5-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step5-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step5-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step5-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step5-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step5-1-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_custom\" style=\"height:1rem\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>I love how everything\u2019s coming together with shimmer and texture, but I am still not sure where it will end.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step4-1.jpg\" aria-label=\"Shades-of-Blue-step4\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step4-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step4-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step4-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step4-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step4-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step4-1-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_custom\" style=\"height:1rem\"><\/div><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-waxed-wing-2.jpg\" aria-label=\"Shades-of-Blue-waxed wing\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-waxed-wing-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-waxed-wing-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-waxed-wing-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-waxed-wing-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-waxed-wing-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-waxed-wing-2-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_custom\" style=\"height:1rem\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>I had fun creating up to this point and experimenting and playing. I am not ashamed to say that I haven\u2019t a clue where to next \u2013 all I know is that for now I am fine, we are all fine, and we are stronger than we realize.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-image align_none\"><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step6-2.jpg\" aria-label=\"Shades-of-Blue-step6\" class=\"w-image-h\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step6-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step6-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step6-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step6-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step6-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Shades-of-Blue-step6-2-1320x880.jpg 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_custom\" style=\"height:1rem\"><\/div><div class=\"w-separator size_custom\" style=\"height:1rem\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><h4>For now I am creating and experimenting and loving the process. As for the end result, I trust that at the right time, it will all come together and be beautiful. 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class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium width_full\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-6 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"w-person layout_cards with_desc with_socials\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\"><div class=\"w-person-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2018-Jowilna-Nolte.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"2018 - Jowilna Nolte\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2018-Jowilna-Nolte.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2018-Jowilna-Nolte-182x182.jpg 182w, https:\/\/www.thewholesaler.biz\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/2018-Jowilna-Nolte-300x300.jpg 300w, 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class=\"w-person-description\" itemprop=\"description\"><p>We are very proud to introduce you to our designer, Jowilna Nolte. 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