[stylist] Question about color and blindness

Thu Mar 28 11:45:10 UTC 2013

Eve, I love that color, too.
My closet has lots of periwinkle in it; skinny jeans, my gym shoes, and 
more. I think I love it due to the name, as you said.

I also love it because I have a lot of periwinkle vines surrounding my 
studio - planted there about 40 years ago and flourishing. It is the color 
of the wonderful little flowers on it, there, amid the deep dusky greens of 
the waxy leaves of the vines. It's delicate and seems like a surprise when 
those flowers are blooming, hidden away amid the leaves.

I would say my favorite color is any shade of orange. In particular, I 
guess, I would always say it would be Yellow-Orange that I love the most.

 Anything between terracotta to screaming yellow-orange - and into the 
brightest sunniest yellows - my house is flooded with these colors because 
of my love for Puerto Rico. It keeps my mind focused on the beauty of PR, 
all year long.  We just got all the wallpaper removed from the upstairs 
bathroom, and once the plasterer comes to repair the cracks in the 85 year 
old walls, they will be painted terra cotta, with yellow trim, and a soft 
pink ceiling. That's my world.

And, of course, the dominate color in my closet is oranges! It is my 
"neutral color" and everything goes "with" it.

Here's a great site for learning about meaning and history of color:

http://www2.crayola.com/colorcensus/americas_favorites/display.cfm?color=268
Lynda

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eve Sanchez" <3rdeyeonly at gmail.com>
To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 8:49 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] Question about color and blindness

>I have, and still do, see in my own way. I think though, that even if I had
> never seen, I would still have hte same favorite color. It is perwinkle 
> and
> in great part because I love the name. It just sounds so magickal. It is a
> pretty cloro too, but either way; the name would win out. Blessed Be. Eve
>
> On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 4:07 PM, Lynda Lambert 
> <llambert at zoominternet.net>wrote:
>
>> Yes, Dave, in the beginning of this topic, we were discussing the color
>> use in painting and in color mixing.
>> That has then led us to think about other questions.
>> All art, in every genre, has color. Buildings, paintings, sculptures,
>> performance works, happenings, drawings, pottery, and more - all have 
>> color.
>>
>> And, I think (I am not sure, because I am only 5 years into sight loss)
>> that all  art genre could be enjoyed by everyone, but in different ways,
>> depending on the experiences  and contacts with it.
>>
>> I can no longer see a painting on the gallery wall, but I can assure you
>> that the thrill and passion I get from standing in a gallery surrounded 
>> by
>> paintings is powerful, even as powerful as it ever was when I could see
>> them. They are a living presence, and we can feel them and use our other
>> senses. I have always maintained that art is not created with the eyes, 
>> but
>> with the entire body and being of a person. So it stands ro reason, for 
>> me,
>> that we can enjoy and get a BANG out of all art - our bodies absorb it, 
>> and
>> our spirits engage with it - for the artist and the viewer alike. Art is
>> universal.
>>
>>
>>
>> Lynda
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
>>
>> To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 6:42 PM
>>
>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Question about color and blindness
>>
>>
>>  The answer to color is yes.  Colors represent emotions, feelings, etc.,
>>> to most people so you can have your favorite without seeing.
>>>
>>> As to art, what do you mean by "art?"  Painting on canvas is just one
>>> kind of art, There is mu art that can be appreciated in multiple ways, 
>>> or
>>> modalities as the professionals would say.
>>>
>>> Also, in terms of more visual arts, you still could have a favorite
>>> because you admire the creator, or some other reason.
>>>
>>>
>>> Dave
>>>
>>> at 05:28 PM 3/27/2013, you wrote:
>>>
>>>> Okay, I tread carefully here. Since I wasn't always blind, I have
>>>> questions myself. So here I go...
>>>>
>>>> Can a person who has never been able to see truly have a favorite 
>>>> color,
>>>> or can they really know what they like in art?
>>>>
>>>> I apologize if this is insensitive and stupid. I'm just curious, and
>>>> maybe I'm not wording it correctly.
>>>>
>>>> Bridgit
>>>>
>>>> Message: 5
>>>> Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:31:23 -0400
>>>> From: "Lynda Lambert" <llambert at zoominternet.net>
>>>> To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [stylist] Sharing a pantoum -Adding Color to your work
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>>>>
>>>> thanks, Mary Jo. Color holds so much history and meaning, and the 
>>>> really
>>>>
>>>> interesting thing is that a particular color will change meaning with
>>>> different time periods - the same color will be called by a different
>>>> name,
>>>> accroding to the times. Like everything else in life, it is ever
>>>> changing.
>>>> But, each color has it's own character and holds meaning.
>>>>
>>>> I enjoyed thinking about this early this morning before I started off 
>>>> on
>>>> my
>>>> day.
>>>> Lynda
>>>>
>>>
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