I don’t know if something can be too colorful. Color is one of the great properties of glass and is more intense in glass than any other material. Imagine entering Chartres Cathedral and looking up at the rose window: you can see a one-inch square of ruby red glass from 300 feet away. Dale Chihuly [...] Read more »
Color Quote of the Day: November 29th
“What, you haven’t any ivory-black on your palette? If you think you are going to make black with blue and red, I can’t have you in my class. You might stir up trouble with such ideas.” Fernand Cormon French Painter (December 24, 1845 – March 20, 1924) Read more »
Colors of Cranberries
One of my favorite things about Thanksgiving are cranberries. I just love these little red berries and in honor of Thanksgiving I am raising this humble fruit from red berry to a complete palette of inspiring red hues. To pick just one color would require me to dismiss all of the many gorgeous red hues [...] Read more »
Color Quote of the Day: November 25th
“The artist, busy and unsettled, can find a moment’s peace – and even whole-being rejuvenation – by quietly attuning to a red sky, a gray sky, a black sky, a blue sky.” Eric Maisel San Francisco-based Creativity Coach for Writers, Actors, Visual Artists, and Musicians Read more »
Swiss Chard Palette
I am often inspired to prepare a meal by the color of the ingredients and because I eat fresh, natural and mostly organic foods most of my meals are built around fresh fruits and vegetables. Recently I have gotten hooked on raw swiss chard. All I do is chop up fresh swiss chard, toss with [...] Read more »
