Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St. Clair. Joy Overstreet, Portland's personal color analyst, ColorStylePDX.com

The Secret Lives of Color…

Is it self-serving to love the quote that opens The Secret Lives of Color by Kassia St. Clair? Yes. But so what. It’s from the 18th Cent. artist John Ruskin: “The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love color the most.” The book is a fascinating exploration of the crazy histories of 75 different […]

Love the shoes, but not the color? Paint them!

Do you have shoes collecting dust in your closet because the color is boring or doesn’t go with anything in your closet (but you bought because stores only offer brown or black)? I bought these cute shoes a few years ago for a summer wedding. They’re comfy, however the black leather strap across the ankle […]