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Yellow Thoughts

 


Since 2 August, I have dedicated  about 30 minutes to an hour each day to complete a stitching meditation. I have been focussing on the colours in my garden.... yellow has been predominant. So many plants in our garden have yellow flowers and with Spring and the coming Summer, these are eye catching. 

Yellow is just one of those colours that shouts brightness, sunshine, and positivity - it is puzzling that it has also has such negative connotations.

 Image below from  https://www.color-meanings.com/yellow-color-meaning-the-color-yellow/




Do you wear yellow? 
...  yellow is well and truly the ultimate fashion trend when it comes to color of the year. As they do every year, Pantone met with the creative industries last December to decide on the star shade for the next 12 months. And, for the very first time, it was not one but two colours that the American color chart settled on. In 2020, in a desire to appease and a with certain need to be reassured, Classic Blue was elevated to the flagship colour rank. This year, two complementary shades, Ultimate Gray and Illuminating (yellow), have been chosen to set the pace in fashion, beauty and decor.
Information and image from  https://www.vogue.fr/fashion/article/yellow-pantone-colors-year-2021-trend


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