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Currant Colors
Last year I planted a black currant, ribes nigrum, this week black currant is our focus – Color Week 24. My primary objective for planting a black currant was to harvest the berries to make my own Cassis for cocktail making. I like to delve into the history and uses of each plant I grow…
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Hibiscus
Color Week 23 brings us to matching the color of hibiscus flower tea. This color came to mind as I was making some deliciously tart tea from dried hibiscus flowers purchased in bulk at the asian market. As a color match I have chosen Anthraquinoid Red. Warm violet-red, this slightly granular, super-staining vat pigment is…
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Color Design Immersion on Bainbridge Island Part 1
One of the first things I learned at my 4 days of color design immersion on Bainbridge Island Washington was that the Northwest has some of the best light for color matching in the United States. That was from our instructor [Bainbridge Island resident] and the Director of the Eiseman Center for Color Information and…