Tag Archives: yellow

Color Story #11: Winter Citrus & Cedro-Love

Posted on February 22, 2013 by

Winter is singing its swan song. Two days ago, we all said, “Spring is in the air.” Today, we are in the midst of our last snowstorm of the season. Despite its fearsome chill, it isn’t going to have the … Continue reading →

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Milan color story #6: Heat wave yellow

Posted on June 19, 2012 by

I didn’t blog yesterday. Couldn’t. The Southerner in me dictated inactivity. It was just too damn hot. You could have fried one of those goose eggs I wrote about on the sidewalk. Or on your car hood. Or on your … Continue reading →

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Milan color story #1

Posted on September 23, 2010 by

Ochres and terracottas. These colors seduce my heart in the first days of Autumn. Perhaps because of the bittersweet interplay between their inherent warmth and the weakening power of the sun. (We cling to warmth wherever we can find it, … Continue reading →

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