We Are More Alive With Color In Taiwan

May 17, 2012

As you may have read that I was recently in Taiwan doing a project for Giant Bikes. What you may not have read is that while in Taiwan I got to spend some time with a lovely group of women who are Taiwanese More Alive With Color consultants.

This lovely partnership came about from a relationship that I developed with one of the translators named Melody Hong. Melody and I became fast friends with the common love of color, of course.

We enjoyed a fabulous and visually stunning dinner.

Following the meal was a ceremony where I presented the new graduates with their certificates of completion. This is a wonderful accomplishment for them.

I couldn’t be more thrilled to have such a handsome group of ladies to promote the love of color for Taiwan. Keep your eye out for their pictures on the consultants page. We are adding new faces regularly and growing our More Alive With Color territory.

Is there a More Alive With Color consultant in your area?

Stay tuned for more imagery.

How Can you Take Advantage Of Mother Nature? Use Sunlight!

April 6, 2012

Color’s message may be subliminal, but it’s always there to create an effect and to color your decisions, your moods, and your world. This notion was recently explored by one of my former students, Lara Serbin. She is an architect and full service color consultant living in Arizona. Her love of color has been expressed in many different creative fields including fashion, interior design, personal color consultations and architecture. As Lara has taken both my online training program in personal image color consulting (the Color Clock™ theory) and the “in-person” Color Design program, she is truly a “full service” color consultant.

Lara is currently working on a project for The Center for the Arts. In coming up with a color story for the center, Lara and the director, Joseph Benesh have created a harmonious color palette that includes two colors, Pantone Sunlight 13-0822 and Pantone Beaujolais 18-2027 from the Crossover palette that I explain in my book More Alive With Color. Crossover Colors are nature’s most versatile colors and are those that occur most frequently in nature. Your eye is accustomed to seeing them in combination with many other colors. Which is why pairing the Sunlight with Beaujolais was a smart move.

Lara has this to say about why she picked Sunlight: “Sunlight is a yellow that is the perfect background for any color.  Sunlight is also a complementary color to purple. Sunlight wakes this whole color board up with happiness!”

Click here for the full article….

I couldn’t agree more, Lara. Living here in the Pacific Northwest we know the importance of a little Sunlight. Still, we have ideal lighting for color matching, so there is always Column A against Column B!

Thank you for letting us share your story.

September Sale-Fill Your Horn Of Plenty!

September 1, 2011

September is the start of harvest season and the time when the kids are heading back to school.

So this is the perfect time to put the focus back on ourselves. What could be more fruitful than to gather some new skills to yield more for yourself and for your family. To help get you started we’re offering two separate sale opportunities. 

You can purchase the More Alive With Color Fanguide and get the More Alive With Color book for FREE. Click the image below for more information.

If you want to take it to the next level try the online training.

Colortime Image Consulting can help you enhance your field of knowledge in color. Click the image below to sign up for the online training.

Embrace These Colors, Change Your Mood

February 24, 2011

I really like the way Chrissy Lorenzo has given suggestions on how to wear the spring colors from Pantone’s 2011 fashion report. If you are looking to add some color to your life whether in the home or in your closet take a moment to look at Chrissy’s suggestions by clicking the link below.

Come over and “Like” More Alive With Color on Facebook and share your color picks for spring.

Spring 2011 Color Trends: Embrace These Colors, Change Your Mood.

Full Service Color Trainer In The Making

February 14, 2011
We just got back from a wonderful week in Burbank, CA where I conducted my most recent 4-Day Color/Design class. As always, there were many kindred spirits in color and the class bonded quickly. One of the attendees, Alicia Keshishian, has been an art director, graphic designer, surface designer and illustrator but still she wanted to hone her skills in color consulting. In addition, she currently produces a line of custom hand-made-to-order carpets.

Coming from a long line of gifted and influential carpet designers, carpets have been part of her life as long as she can remember.  As she puts it “the smell of the wool, the touch of the fibers, the variety of patterns. It all feels like home to me. Rugs are an ideal medium for creating an intimate piece of art. I custom design each piece so that it reflects my client’s sense of style and beauty.  The process is collaborative as I work directly with clients or their designer/architect to create a distinctive, personal carpet. We start by deciding on colors and patterns, then apply the design to the size and shape of the space.”

“It’s been increasingly clear to me that people respond to color before anything else. It’s truly visceral.  Clients are unable to navigate into any new territory, be it pattern or style, if the colors aren’t resonating. I believe colors are very personal and they transcend current fashion trends or peer pressure! I think it’s important, as a color consultant, to extend that confidence to my clients so they can live in the comfort of their own dreams.”

So well put and so true.
Alicia was so excited by what she learned in class that she decided to enroll in the online training as well so that she could become a “full service” color consultant and expand her services.

More More Alive With Color Monday

January 31, 2011

Unless you live in a cave or a nudist camp, you have to wear clothes. Everyday of your life you send messages out via your colors. Why not choose your very best colors for these messages, whether you’re wearing a business suit or a jogging suit? You’re painting a picture for your own enjoyment that can’t help but spill over to those around you.

Use your Colortime® palettes as an expression of you-from the Colortime® that makes you look and feel more rested, energized, creative, and confident, to the Colortime® ambiance you create in your surroundings.

Photo: Marcus Tondo / GoRunway.com

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

Photo: Yannis Vlamos / GoRunway.com

You deserve it.

Every Girl’s Crazy About A Colorfully Dressed Man

January 13, 2011

I have never seen such a beautiful display of peacocking. Wow!  I’m not sure if that is what you would call this but I couldn’t resist. Enjoy this link to men in all their color glory! Who could resist?

Apparently not me!

Photo from Style.com shot by Tommy Ton

Tommy Ton Shoots the Scene at the Menswear Shows.

What do you think? Do you like a man who isn’t afraid of Color?

What Are Your True Colors and What Your Clothing Color Says About You

January 7, 2011

Lee did an interview with Shine from Yahoo called “What are your true colors” which applied the concept of More Alive With Color to makeup palettes. There was quite a stir among the community of readers that followed. The responses were all over the board. I like hearing what everyone has to say and think it is interesting to learn about all of the ideas and thoughts that people put into wearing color.

It does seem that today there are a lot of people who don’t really know or identify with the concept of personal colors.

How many of you out there are familiar with personal colors? Is the system you are familiar with rigid in the “rules” of what colors you should wear? How many of you use More Alive With Color as a guide to wearing colors?

Are you Sunrise, Sunlight or Sunset?

Sunrise

Sunrise

Sunlight

Sunlight

I would love to hear what thoughts you are putting into the daily color choices you make.

For those of you who are interested in the psychology of color Women’s Health Magazine has great article in their January issue. Pay special attention to what is said about green.

What Your Clothing Color Says About You | Women’s Health Magazine.

More Alive With Color Monday

December 13, 2010

On a sight seeing stroll through Taiwan we spotted the Taiwanese version of More Alive With Color. It really is a beautifully done book. We couldn’t be more pleased with the book and being embraced by the Taiwanese.

Thank you!!

I’m thinking of calling this More Alive With Color Monday. If you are not familiar with More Alive With Color (MAWC) for short I will give you a brief synopsis of the concept.

Based on the colors of your eyes, hair and skin (and on your personality). Lee has come up with three Colortimes:

Sunrise, with the sparkling jewel tones of dawn and dew

Sunlight, with the soft pastels and delicious fruit shades of noon

Sunset, with the fiery hues that mellow into dusk.

With that said, do you know what YOUR Colortime is? Stay tuned for when I talk about the Crossover colors….

Color Your BEST Accessory

November 12, 2010

This website image from Eileen Fisher that was just too lovely not to share and deserves a mention because it has a good message and it is visually appealing.

The colors that are shown are colors that would look good on almost everyone as they are what we consider “Crossover Colors”. The Crossovers are colors that occur most frequently in nature.

Eileen Fisher understands the concept of “esthetic color sense-what you see-plays and important role in your wardrobe decisions”.

If you aren’t familiar with Eileen’s designs click the image for more information and to see her latest creations.

If you want to find out more about Crossovers and learn about what Colortime you may be, click on “Crossover Colors“.