Let's Embrace Color Today - National Crayon Day

I cherish my early morning quiet time, but today I sacrificed that time for the sake of an additional hour of sleep. After I was finally finished with my morning meditation (it's always a joy to have a non-gym day because I'm not on a time schedule), I went downstairs and took my shower, then made my two morning cups of tea. DH awakened an hour early because he fell asleep during "Inspector Morse" last night. The captioning was spotty at best, so he completely lost track of the plot lines fairly early on. 

I love the show, but I REALLY love the car. 
That vintage Jaguar is stunning. I'd love a ride 
in that one! 

Happy "National Crayon Day" to all of you. I've known and loved Crayons since I was a small child. I always have some handy - there's just nothing like them. They've been around for a very long time, having first been made in 1904. To celebrate such a wonderful day, look for color in your life today - a picture on a wall, a colorful street light, a car with a brilliant blue paint job. There is color all around, and we are all fortunate enough to see parts of it. 

I love crayons. I love the colors, the feel, even the 
smell (which brings back wonderful memories). 
One of the best gifts my parents could buy for me 
were the big 64-crayon boxes with the built-in 
sharpener. Best Gift EVER! 

I've discussed color perception in the past - the various ways in which we perceive, or don't perceive color around us. There are red/green perception issues, and blue/yellow ones. There are problems with depth perception in some instances, and shadow figures in others. Although we all perceive something (even those without sight, perceive things through sound, touch and other senses), we really don't see alike. 

Black is the traditional funeral wear in the USA 
and much of the West, but sometimes families will 
request other colors for people attending funerals 
for their loved ones. The Funeral Director should 
have that information if you're wondering about a 
specific instance you'll be attending. 

Color also plays a cultural role. In the USA, the basic color for funerals and death is black, but in Japan, it's white and in southern Africa, it's often red. Color is as different as culture, as different as one person is from another. Yet, my store and my living depends on color. My customers, generally, are working with color in their projects. They're coming in for specific colors or are trying to expand their color selections in their personal collections. Even those purchasing jewelry are often pulled to a piece because of their perception of color as much as pattern and shape. 

Working with beads is, in essence, painting with glass 
without having to actually use a kiln and glass cutting 
tools. Beads are friendly, portable pieces of color and 
can be used by children as well as adults. They're quite 
addictive, too - LOL. 

Let's all embrace color today, as well as the diversity between all of us. Not one of us perceives color the same as another, so embrace those differences, it's one more facet of what keeps us interesting to others. Slave Ukraini.