by Erin Alphonso | Mar 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
In the early 90s, Prince wrote a song called “Color,” a song that is important during this month of March because it was as close to a manifesto about communicating with color as Prince ever wrote. Given that Prince was somewhat color-obsessed during his...
by Erin Alphonso | Mar 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Embed from Getty Images Prince had some of the craziest and most colorful guitars in music history. More than simply custom guitars (which many musicians have), Prince had singular guitars with shapes that had never been used before. Above, this beautiful multicolored...
by Erin Alphonso | Mar 18, 2019 | Uncategorized
Prince’s songs are like this colorful Moroccan apothecary. Take one for what ails you and call me in the morning. Part of living like Prince is using his songs like an apothecary. I like to imagine his songs as colorful bottles on a shelf of a magical...
by Erin Alphonso | Mar 13, 2019 | Uncategorized
I am a sucker for anything yellow, including these orchids in the conservatory at the Arboretum. How did the color yellow become so maligned? It’s connected with two unattractive “-ice” words — cowardice and jaundice. But to me, it’s the...
by Erin Alphonso | Mar 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
When Prince died in 2016, many cities lit up bridges and monuments in his honor. Prince and the color purple are forever linked because of the song Purple Rain, right? Not exactly. Here’s a little glimpse behind the curtain of the wizard of Paisley Park. Prince...
by Erin Alphonso | Mar 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
The other day, I was talking with my husband about the myriad challenges of raising kids. Ah, parenthood. It breaks your heart and rebuilds it over and over again. We started discussing how our educational system rewards certain traits in kids, while trying to squash...
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