Embracing Color

Aqua Washed Wall

Mortira — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:44:53 +0000

Even a pale, muted, faded color can look intense in the right setting. Funny how a splash of faint color can bring new life to the most drab surroundings, and make it beautiful.

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Show Your Orange

Mortira — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 14:08:26 +0000

Unapologetic Orange by mortira featuring metal bangles

It’s interesting that fall is the time that we think of orange. Many of our favorite fall things are orange, like falling leaves, and pumpkins. Fall is also a time for change, dressing up, and showing your wild side. There couldn’t be a better color for fall than wild, zany orange.

What’s your favorite fall orange?

A Sea of Lime Green

Mortira — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 14:14:18 +0000

Do you stop to smell the roses, or photograph the chairs? How often do we get to appreciate how truly vibrant and interesting our surroundings are?

Sometimes, things become more special because we choose to see them that way. Although lime green chairs row by row is pretty wonderful, it took a photographer’s eye to really capture it.

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A Parade of Beige

Mortira — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:33:29 +0000

Rain on Your Parade by mortira featuring jeweled sandals

When in doubt, go with neutrals.

Real Life Yellow

Mortira — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:12:20 +0000

We don’t often get to see bright, vibrant yellows out in the real world. It isn’t exactly a common color choice for buildings or fences. Just the occasional sports car.

So it’s fairly exciting to encounter something as bold as this yellow tunnel in Stockholm.

What’s the most unusual place you’ve seen yellow?

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Orange Beauty Fluttering By

Mortira — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:26:16 +0000

Considering how important pollinating insects are to our world, it’s sad that we don’t often get to catch a glimpse of more than one butterfly at a time. If you live in a city, a butterfly like this one is a rare treat.

Do butterfly sightings make your day?

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The Call of Cobalt

Mortira — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 14:04:56 +0000

When you see that unique shade of cobalt blue captured in glass, do you feel like you’re about to fall into an ocean? I think it would be warm and clear and full of exciting marine life. Cobalt blue glass is much better than a crystal ball.

What do you see?

Thesaurus Red

Mortira — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:59:28 +0000

Unforgettable Red by Mortira featuring red drop earrings

If Nigella Lawson is remembered for all time by just one recipe, it will probably be Slut Red Raspberries in Chardonnay Jelly. The dessert is rumored to be even more surprising (in a delicious way) than the name.

That adjective is certainly interesting though. It cleverly makes it impossible for you to forget what the dish is called. Presumably, it is meant to imply intensity or seductiveness – all good qualities in a dessert.

What do you think?

The Gray Inukshuk

Mortira — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 15:17:32 +0000

In some parts of the world, the ocean is never a beautiful aqua blue. In fact, sometimes it’s downright dingy. But that doesn’t mean it can’t be beautiful anyway.

And what better backdrop for a rock sculpture than moody gray?

RED Raspberries

Mortira — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:34:58 +0000

Why are artificially flavored raspberry treats always blue? Real raspberries aren’t blue, though they are almost a deep shape of magenta, which is really just blue-ish red. Is it really so difficult to fake that color? Perhaps cherry has dominated the red fake fruit role for so long that there’s just no room for another.

Which red fruit is your favorite?