Blue is returning?

Indigo Blue

You, dear reader, know already how captivated I am by the many variations exhibited in this color.  It doesn’t need to be said.

So, it was a surprise to find this article in the News and Observer’s Home & Garden section this morning.  It eased the beginning to a pouring down rain day and offered some refreshing ways to think about the color.

I like words like “sapphire, navy, inky, midnight, Monaco, sky, dusk” and “Zen” – they work.  I’m sure we could conjure up a few more.

It seems there is no end actually, but that could be said about any color.  Blue, indigo blue, though is one of those universals, always with us day in and day out.  All you have to do is step outside and look up.  That’s just the beginning.

Things to cool you down

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Originally uploaded by SOFennell

I’m sure I’ve mentioned somewhere in a previous blog about the idea of looking at a color or image to cool. It might just be an illusion, but I’ve been thinking about it lately – blue. Blues, indigo blues keep turning up on my horizon, in many forms. I can’t ignore it. This one turned up today – nice surprise! Where else will I find it?

We’re hitting record highs in Raleigh today and following, it does seem appropriate to think about the color. Does it cool you down?

Woad & Indigo

Woad & Indigo

Originally uploaded by SOFennell

Moving on with this project – I went as far as I cared to with these particular pieces. This photo was taken before they were rinsed and washed. There were some changes in color again after that. I thought they looked even closer in hue after that part of the process.

I’ve put them away for a bit. I’ll have to re-evaluate again later – so much blue and looking so closely at them – after while I don’t know what I’m seeing. I like both though.