We had the unexpected surprise of being greeted by many ‘Blue Dogs’ at the New Orleans Sheraton when we checked in for the Color Marketing Group International Conference.
This iconic image created by artist George Rodrigue was everywhere!
Joint Honor Guard members participate in a 2008 Veterans Day ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. (Photo/Cherie Cullen, U.S. Dept. of Defense)
One of the things I most enjoy about living in Washington, DC is that I’m surrounded by museums, memorials and monuments. Many of these are dedicated to the [...]
With all of the meaningful events and great people we could choose to commemorate with their own day, it struck me as funny in an absurd kind of way when I saw that today is Harvey Wallbanger Day. So how is it that a cocktail has its own day?
I never did get to the bottom [...]
I was honored to be asked to contribute to the silent auction that will benefit the Sibley Memorial Hospital Foundation The event is tomorrow night and I’m sure it will be a great success.
Of course even more fun than being asked to be included was for me to see the other fabulous contributions that [...]
Halloween Happenings seem to have started last night and are sure to go on all weekend. I won’t be donning a costume this year but it is still fun to bring some sensational spookiness home and Julie gave me some great ideas this week on Live in Full Color on just how to do that.
My [...]
I’ve met many image consultants but haven’t always agreed completely with their approach or thinking about color but then I met Jane Pennewell a fellow member of Capital Speakers Club. Jane completely captured my attention because everything she told me overcame all of the shortfalls I had seen with the way other image consultants worked.
I [...]
Forget the technical or factory name. Once a color has been dubbed with a moniker by the masses you might as well just go with it.
I was reminded of this as I was searching for something today and came upon Smokin Joe’s comment on the forum board at JalopyJournal.com and it make me smile [...]
I have been a big fan of Karen Platt ever since she ignited gardener’s desire for dark plants with her much acclaimed book, Black Magic and Purple Passion. I believe that she was the catalyst that brought about the black plant phenomenon first in the UK then worldwide.
You can just imagine how thrilled I was [...]
My latest ‘Ask Kate’ article has been posted on Homefurnishings.com…
Julie and I keep our eyes open for the most interesting uses of color for the Best in Color post on Live in Full Color and while I always love what we come up with sometimes something truly astounds me. That is exactly how I felt when Julie shared the Chinese performance artist Liu Bolin [...]
