Misunderstanding Portuguese Shepherds
The art of being completely lost in translation of citrus fruits.
Ezra Butler
Much a-blue about nothing
An incomplete newsletter about William Shakespeare and the color blue.
A Flower by Any Other Name Wouldn't Be As Golden
A follow-up to last week's newsletter about Vincent van Gogh and sunflowers.
Vincent van Gogh, the Sunflower.
I've spent months reading van Gogh's letters, and I just created a few collections of sunflowers inspired by him.
Six Decades of Glow
Glow sticks are ephemeral fluorescent color lights, inspired by eons of evolution.
The Biblical (and Post-Biblical) Blues
An iconoclastic exploration into the biblical colors of tekhelet and argaman.
Amber and the Color of Ambrosia
Amber comes from the word ambrosia; ambrosia was associated with honey; amber is the color of honey.
How we think about bees.
The shift from beeing producers of honey to beeing pollinators.
The Philosophy of Wonder and the Rainbow
Including quotes from noted philosophers like Plato, Descartes, Kierkegaard, and Kermit the Frog.
17th century English Puritans were the original Black Sheep
An update and correction to last week's newsletter.
Bah, Black Sheep.
Spoiler alert: The little boy in the song was Cupid.
Why I Learned Lliwiau (colors) in Cymraeg (Welsh)
Or: A very basic introduction to Welsh color words by someone who doesn't speak the language, yet.