Jun 1, 2021
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...
Feb 1, 2021
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,...
Oct 1, 2020
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...
Aug 24, 2020
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,...
Jun 22, 2020
Blue is the color of the sky and water, making blue one of the most widely seen colors on the planet. It’s no wonder that blue has been a perennially favorite color. Even so, much of the science and history of blue is surprising. Sight is integral to the human...
May 31, 2020
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...