The Ruling Class – The Purples

This June we’ll be be exploring the hues Violet and Purple. (Did you know that “purple” is one of three words that has no rhyme? The others, interestingly enough, are colors too: orange and silver!) Often associated with royalty, power and wealth for...
RED HOT FEBRUARY!

RED HOT FEBRUARY!

See our RED store windows at bottom of post!Red “is the archetypal color, the first color humans mastered, fabricated, reproduced, and broke down into different shades.” As such, it dominated visual culture for centuries. With the advent of the Protestant Reformation,...
BLACK is BACK!

BLACK is BACK!

Get ready for October’s True Color…big, beautiful, bold BLACK! Black is a color, the perception of which is created by the total absence of light that stimulates any of the three types of color-sensitive cone cells in the human eye and with very low...
Think PINK!

Think PINK!

This September we’ll be…Exploring PINK! We were so surprised to find all of the amazing information about the history and meaning of this sweet color! You’ll find “Exploring Pink” displays in-store showcasing a variety of products,...
Bright & Mellow Yellow

Bright & Mellow Yellow

August Says “Hello” to this Bright & Mellow Color   It’s easy to get a little down during these strange days…so here’s a color to cheer you up! The word yellow comes from the Old English word geolu. Yellow is the most...