[Nfb-krafters-korner] Want To Know Wednesday 6/21/17

[Slery]

Glad to know I am not the only one to think of chartreuse as purple.
Cindy


On June 21, 2017 11:55:46 PM Nella Foster via Nfb-krafters-korner
<nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:

>
> Annette, that is funny I always picture chartreuse as a purple, but know it
> is green.  It doesn't sound like a very nice green to me and chartreuse is a
> pretty sounding word.
>
> I will post the answers on Friday or Saturday that way everyone will have
> time to answer if they want.
>
> Nella
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Annette Carr via Nfb-krafters-korner
> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2017 5:25 PM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Cc: Annette Carr
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Want To Know Wednesday 6/21/17
>
> Hi,
>
> I agree with you Cathy.  Seeing color is what I miss the most.  Although I
> am conservative with the colors I wear, I do like surrounding myself with a
> wide range of colors.  My husband would like to paint every room in our
> house a shade of white called ecru.  I like to spend time in a room and let
> it tell me what color it wants to be.  I sort of still see things in color
> in my mind, but I find that is now starting to fade.  I have a friend who is
> very good at describing colors to me based on the shades and colors that are
> mixed to make that particular color.  She might say that something is green,
> but with more of a yellow than a blue.  If you grasp how the colors on a
> color wheel blend from one to the next, this type of description could make
> sense.  Depending on the placement of the color on the wheel will tell you
> whether 2 colors are complimentary or contrasting.
>
> Here are my answers to the color quiz.
>
> blue, Azure
> red, Magenta
> green, olive, Chartreuse
> yellow, Goldenrod, canary
> brown, Taupe, buff
> purple, Orchid
>
> I do not know what color Heliotrope, Cerulean and vermilion are.
>
> When I hear the word "Chartreuse" I picture in my head a blueish purple.  I
> have to remind myself that it is green.
>
> Annette
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nfb-krafters-korner [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Cathy Flesher via Nfb-krafters-korner
> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2017 1:56 PM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Cc: Cathy Flesher
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] Want To Know Wednesday 6/21/17
>
> Hello Nella and all,
> I have always loved and been fascinated by color. Thinking back on how I
> gradually lost all of my sight, I believe that losing my color perception
> was more difficult for me to handle than was losing my light perception.
>
>
> So anyhow, here are my answers to the colors.
>
>
>
>
> Taupe, brown
>
> Orchid, purple
>
> Chartreuse, green
>
> Goldenrod, yellow
>
> Magenta, red
>
> Azure, blue
>
> Olive, green
>
> canary, yellow
>
> buff, brown
>
> heliotrope, purple
>
> cerulean, blue
>
> vermilion, red
>
>
>
>
>
> Have a great day!!
> Cathy F
>
>
>
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