Tag Archives: Wikipedia

Add to Your Own Mix with Wikipedia’s List of Colors

Posted on January 3, 2011 by CarolWiebe

I love looking at color groupings, and can spend inordinate amounts of time fingering the paint samples in a building supplies store, or the rows of embroidery floss at a craft or sewing store. I took a number of classes … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Processes & Techniques, Artists, Books/DVDs | Tagged Color, Color Wheel Artist, comprehensive, embroidery floss, Gunnel Hag, hue, Ikuyoshi Shibukawa, list of colors, mixing colors, paint samples, shade, Shirley Williams, tint, tone, Wikipedia | Leave a comment

Life Is Beautiful

Posted on November 3, 2010 by CarolWiebe

Remember that movie? Wikipedia offers a succinct synopsis, as well as plenty of information about the film and actor Roberto Benigni, who directed and co-wrote it. He played Guido Orefice, a Jewish Italian, who made use of his fertile imagination to help his family survive … Continue reading →

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Once in a Blue . . . Pear

Posted on June 7, 2009 by CarolWiebe

I always liked the phrase Once in a blue moon. It refers to the rarity of some event. It also, according to Wikipedia, describes extra full moons: A blue moon is a full moon that is not timed to the … Continue reading →

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Sir Ken Robinson On Creativity

Posted on March 11, 2009 by CarolWiebe

Some time ago (2007) I watched Sir Ken Robinson on YouTube, talking about creativity, and was blown away by his presentation (it was taped at TED). This man offers serious ideas, but with a charm and humor that makes them … Continue reading →