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Tag Archives: color
Friday, August 31st, 2012
The Color of Glass
This summer, I visited the Chihuly Garden and Glass exhibit at the Seattle Center. Dale Chihuly is one of America’s premier glass artists and hails from Tacoma, WA. I went to the exhibit on the urging of my mom – … Continue reading
Friday, July 27th, 2012
Monochromatic COLOR!
Recently we did a blog post on Monochromatic White and gave some pointers about how to design an all-white room that is visually interesting and doesn’t fall flat. As a refresher, a monochromatic color palette is comprised of colors from … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Color, Green Living, Home Decor
Tagged blue room, color, designer, green room, monochromatic, orange room, paint, purple room, rainbow, red room, room, wall, yellow room
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
Coloristic Surprises: Joshua Tree
I had never been to the desert before. I wasn’t expecting to be struck by the beauty of the understated landscape, but coming from the lush and vibrant Pacific Northwest, the barren expanses of Joshua Tree National Park were a … Continue reading
Posted in Color, Garden, Travel
Tagged cactus, california, color, desert, hiking, joshua tree, national park
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Thursday, April 19th, 2012
The Color of Thailand
Ginnie and I just returned from a 2 week sensory extravaganza called Thailand! It didn’t take long to notice there were 3 themes that dominated, at least for us – Food, Culture, and of course, Color. We’re going to split … Continue reading
Posted in Color, Travel
Tagged color, Color and Travel, Color in Thailand, Phranakorn Nornlen
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Monday, March 19th, 2012
The Color of Rothko
Beach Scene, 1927 The Douglas F. Cooley Gallery, Reed College
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Posted in Art, Color, Portland, OR
Tagged color, Color Field paintings, Mark Rothko, Portland Art Museum, Rothko
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Thursday, March 15th, 2012
COLOR YOUR LIFE – Guest Blogger Catherine Bailey
Congrats to Mary Mortimer, winner of Thursday’s COLOR YOUR LIFE kit! Mary, you will receive an email from us shortly. Thank you everyone for your comments, we are sending $100 to Edible Schoolyard Project! Welcome to COLOR YOUR LIFE – … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Color, Garden, Green Living, Home Decor
Tagged catherine bailey, ceramics, color, color your life, edible schoolyard project, heath ceramics, pottery, robin petravic, yolo colorhouse
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Wednesday, March 14th, 2012
COLOR YOUR LIFE – Guest Blogger Leela Cyd Ross
Congrats to Kim Holmberg, winner of Wednesday’s COLOR YOUR LIFE kit! Kim, you will receive an email from us shortly. Thank you everyone for your comments, we are sending $100 to Planned Parenthood! Keep checking back, there are more chances … Continue reading
Monday, March 12th, 2012
COLOR YOUR LIFE – Guest Blogger Megan Reardon
Congrats to Susan R., winner of Monday’s COLOR YOUR LIFE kit! Susan R., you will receive an email from us shortly. Thank you everyone for your comments, we are sending $100 to MusiCares! Keep checking back, there are more chances … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Color, Garden, Green Living, Home Decor
Tagged color, color your life, craft, diy, megan reardon, musicares, not martha, yolo colorhouse
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