I recently joined forces with a group of bloggers, from Redhead Riter's popular community forum on the SITSGirls/BlogFrog site, to write a weekly commentary called: Tell The Truth Thursday. We have all agreed to tackle a question on Thursdays and write truthfully about it. The questions are randomly selected by our very own community leader and maven - Redhead Riter
This week's question is: If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
I love the kaleidoscope of Crayola colors you can find in the stores today. It's amazing to think that when I was a child they had a more streamlined palate, with primary and pastel colors and that was it. Today, Crayola's colors run the gamut from multiple shades of each primary color, to psychedelic colors, and all sorts of exotic combos in between. They even have colors with matching fruit smells to fill all our senses.
As I thought about the question, it brought back a flood of memories of childhood days playing and coloring with my sister Joy. Back then, I was a one note kid in the color department. I loved red; any variation of red ... as long as it stayed red. I shifted gears when I became a teenage punk rocker and The Sex Pistols, Vivienne Westwood, and all things in the shade black rocked. Moving to NY didn't help much. They love black clothing.
As a typical New Yorker, who regularly reaches for some variation of the color black, it would be easy to claim that color... but I won't. A few years ago, when I commuted home from Los Angeles, I found myself reaching for warmer, brighter colors especially the color white... Los Angelenos love the color white and I adapted to that trend fairly quickly. I won't claim it either...
During those commuting years, I never failed to notice the stark contrast in coloration whenever I stepped off the plane from LAX to JFK. Bright, white, sunny colors were quickly transformed into dark, bleak, muted wintry colors screaming "Hey, adjust. Welcome to NY!"
I loved the contrast but often fantasized about having a wardrobe with the most luxurious colors that would complement my milk chocolate skin. I imagined caramel with camel, beige with touches of yellow, baby blues, lilacs, and if I had to pick a final color for my crayon and clothing, it would be burnt orange with a hint of gold... It's not an easy color to find but when I see the exact blend, which is rare, I get excited. What do you think and what's your color of choice?
PHOTO CREDITS:
Photograph of Crayons ~ courtesy of Sarah Scotland 2000 via Google Images
Until Next Time…
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Elizabeth Obih-Frank
Hi, following you back and loving your blog :)
ReplyDeletePeriwinkle was the color crayon I just HAD to find whenever I colored something at school. I think I liked the name more than the actual color. It's a bit pale and girly for me. Burnt Sienna was my favorite once I got to college. Then I actually went to Siena in Italy and all the rooftops were that color! My favorite crayons now are any with a name that makes me smile.
~Wendy
Thanks for the follow.
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Since you left it open ~ I'm going to claim black!! I don't see black as sad or oppressive. Instead, black to me is the color of comfort and security. It's rich and contains all the other colors in combination. To me, black is a rich warm blanket.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for stopping by The House on the Corner ~ I'm following back!
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ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the comment. I read the beginning of this post and automatically thought, Red...but reading through,I think red may not be my choice after all...I would say a blue/green...like the colour of the sea. :)
Marie The Things We Find Inside
I am a new follower and I would love a follow back!!
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Burnt orange is a pretty color, not my choice though I'm a blue kinda gal :)
ReplyDeleteI'm very impressed with you for getting involved in this BlogFrog group! I would choose a yellow crayon, but that's about as deep as I get with a question like this :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my blog! I am following you now too! As you know I chose blue but the truth is it depends on my mood! I love 'em all! The first thing I did when I got my blue crayon out was sniff it. Do we ever outgrow the smell of a crayon??? :)
ReplyDeleteThank you ladies for your comments! I am following all of you.... if not, do let me know.
ReplyDeleteThe crayon color exercise was great fun as I to a chance to visit new blogs and meet all of you.
Have a great weekend!
Elizabeth
I love the way you cast us back to childhood when you tell of your own. It mad eme tink about my favorite color when I was a child - magenta. My odler sister used to find it really funny that I loved "magenta" rather than "pink" or "purple" or "red."
ReplyDeleteHi, just stopping by from Anna & Essie to say hi and follow you back. Thanks for the follow. Laura
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by my blog. I thought about the crayons with matching scents when I wrote this, too. Have a blessed day!
ReplyDeleteBurnt Orange is my favorite color hands-down.
ReplyDeleteWhen the realtor opened the door to my house when I first saw it, I walked into the kitchen and saw a beautiful pantry made by the owner with wood that was a burnt orange color with deep gold wall color. I felt like I was at home immediately and didn't realize I was reacting to the colors until later.
My husband seems to be agreeable to purchasing our new car in that same color too, so I'm as happy as a clam.
That is a rare color. But OH SO PRETTY!! Loved your post! ;D
ReplyDeleteLove your comments. I've not been allowed to follow till today. But, watch me now. JX
ReplyDeleteHi...thanks for following me and for showing concern about my lost pictures. I don't know if it has to do with the browser. I can see it in IE, but not on Chrome. Will have to work on it tonite...
ReplyDeleteFollowing you back
Thanks for following me- I'm following back- I love your idea of positive inspiration.
ReplyDeleteI always love pink and white. The pink represents my love and family. And the white represents my faith in God.
ReplyDeleteMommy Maye
I'd be yellow. I love that color and I would love to sprinkle happiness to anyone who uses it :)
ReplyDeleteMy crayon is definitely red. That's because I love, love, love! I'm full of love! hahah!! :D
ReplyDeletewhite is my color of choice, tees, blouses etc, it complements with other colors
ReplyDeleteHmm, let's see. I would probably be a baby blue, I just love how simple yet pretty that color is. I also love the color yellow, it's a happy color, me thinks. And of course neutral colors like beige. :-)
ReplyDeleteI love blue especially Navy and royal blue. Then recently, I started loving black, red and pink shirts. They say, pink is a girly color. But one of my colleagues said that pink is actually a masculine color.
ReplyDeletegreat post, I love white , to me it just represents clean, honest, and still growing,,, don't get me wrong I also love many other colors, yellow with a pop of red, or blue with a pop of brown and so forth... thanks for share @tisonlyme143
ReplyDeleteLove this! I truly believe that you can tell a lot about a person based on their favorite colors!!
ReplyDeleteI love yellow. I think yellow is happy. Great post. Thank you for sharing.
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