Wednesday, November 28, 2007

From the studio wall:


How we love to play with color. I picture the neon lights of Hong Kong: the carnival costumes in Rio de Janeiro; New Guinea warriors in paint, masks, and headdresses; Spanish flamenco dancers; a Van Gogh being auctioned; Hopi Kachina dancers. Our passion for color connects us intimately to people everywhere, but also to plants and animals. We are all of us bamboozled by its trickery, exalted by its richness, and enslaved by its messages. Craving color like a drug, we will rise at dawn, or trek long distances to scenic lookout points, just to drink color from the fountains of the sun.

~Diane Ackerman, Deep Play

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