I am fascinated by color theory, an area which I have always considered my one strength as an artist and a crafty person. Blue is my favorite color, and this book by Michel Pastoureau is not only amazing to look at but great fun to read. If you’re like me and have any interest in the social and physical histories of everyday things, you might like this one.
Archive: April 30, 2008
PBS created The Men of Austen website with “online dating profiles” of all the Jane Austen heroes. I don’t know why it amuses me so much, but it does. I love Austen’s novels and the movies. I think I’d have to say I’m in the Frederick Wentworth camp.