Why The Color Purple Sets a Tone Of Controversy

A good book may go with you until your bedtime but a best book will be with you for a lifetime. For instance, there are some timeless treasures of American Literature beginning with ‘THE COLOR PURPLE’ by Alice Walker. Why am I citing this specific example? It is because I am going to base this article on its theme, storyline, plot, and characters. The color purple explores the fall and rise of a young African-American woman called Celie Johnson. There Read More

Dollhouse Decorating – Neutral Primary Colors

What Constitutes Neutrality? In the beginning there was black, white and all of the gray shades in between. Then someone added a bit of color to each and we got tinted grays, almost blacks and off-whites. Breaking it down further, we get into the cream / ivory / beige plunge into deeper mid-tones, arriving finally the “ish” colors – greenish, bluish, reddish. Keep in mind that no matter how pale the shade, neutrals are still colors, which becomes obvious when Read More