When I was little, one of my favorite bedtime stories was Alice in Wonderland. Its strangeness would lead me straight into dream land. As a result, I have developed a fascination for doors. In dream symbolism, doors have several meanings; an open door means new opportunity while walking through a door means you will take [...] Read more »
Historic colors pack a modern punch: Part 1
Sometimes the stars..or maybe more correctly the events on my calendar align and afford me an opportunity to be in the right place at the right time. This was definitely the case last Friday. I was speaking to Donna Shroeder at the Color Marketing Group conference in Seattle last month and she invited me to [...] Read more »
Drape(r) me in color
The Grand Dame of using bright, bold color and texture combinations in her day, Dorothy Draper has been credited with being the first to ‘design’ a room using an artisitc vision rather than simply recreating historical “period room” styles. She used vibrant, “splashy” colors in never-before-seen combinations and one of her favorite combinations was “dull” [...] Read more »
Tarragon: A green for all reasons
Angela of Cottage Magpie issued a call for spring green in March. Kate posted about all the wonderful submissions last week. A cook’s favorite spring green? Tarragon. Its fresh green color and delicate leaves are the essence of spring. It conjures up tender young shoots pushing up through the earth. Since spring is a time [...] Read more »
Time to STIR your creativity
The nice folks at STIR magazine were kind enough to list Sensational Color as a resource in their article Fun With Color: Color Across Cultures: Reading Red. This reminded me to mention this valuable resource to you, just in case you aren’t already a subscriber. If you find something in STIR that you find really [...] Read more »
