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The website content reflects on the significance of color in the author's life, its emotional and organizational impact, and the interplay between complementary colors as a metaphor for human relationships.

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The author, Hermione Wilds Writes, shares a personal journey of how color has influenced their life from childhood to adulthood, emphasizing its role in memory, reading comprehension, and emotional well-being. The essay explores the psychological effects of color, the importance of appreciating the natural world's hues, and the concept of complementary colors as a symbol of how opposites can enhance each other, drawing a parallel to human relationships. The author invites readers to engage with a color-themed writing prompt and reflects on the healing power of music and color, particularly in the context of loss and grief. The piece concludes with a nod to accessibility and the experience of color for those with visual impairments, as well as an invitation to join Medium.

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  • The author believes in the power of color to affect emotions and aid in organization and comprehension.
  • They suggest that the natural world's colors, particularly green, have a restorative effect on the human spirit.
  • The concept of complementary colors is seen as a metaphor for the enriching dynamics between people.
  • Music is considered to have a profound connection to color, capable of expressing deep emotions and aiding in healing.
  • The author values inclusivity, acknowledging the experience of color by individuals with visual impairments.
  • There is an endorsement of Medium as a writing platform, highlighting its value for both readers and writers.

COLOUR – PROMPT – INSPIRATIOn

What Does Color Say to You?

Green: Words Songs Memories – Color: Color prompts

Wales. Photograph is by the author Hermione Wilds Writes

I was feeling a little down so I went for a walk in nature. With color all around me, I started to think about colour. When I was 2-years old at nursery, I painted my first picture. Large blobs of color; red, pink and white. I did not meld the colors, but kept them separate. I remember how my teacher was so impressed she was compelled to hang the picture up. I had to wait a long time before I could take the painting home.

Colour has always been a strong part of my life. In the UK we add the letter ‘u’.

I find it easier to read words in color, or with high contrast, white on black. Color helps me find icons on screen and differentiate when confronted with lots of information. Color helps me organise. I think this makes sense because the world is full of color. The monochrome visits us from time to time, but largely the world is lit up with colour.

This pause though helped me to see how much my partner brings the sparkle. All those small kindnesses that we barely notice add up to one big hug don’t they?

And then I went for a walk. Sometimes, surrounded by green it is difficult to see how much the natural world heals us. We take things for granted and forget to appreciate them.

Before we know it that tree we passed on our daily walk is gone for ever. The same goes for a neighbor, perhaps, someone we remember as a constant presence on the periphery, perhaps. Always there.

The opposite of green on the color wheel is red. It complements the green, lifting it up. We call these complementary colors. One color lifting another. And like the colors, one complementing the other, so too friends and relations.

We must appreciate the opposites on the colour wheel, and the friends at our side. Always there. Just out of sight sometimes. Taken for granted, perhaps. Shining just the same.

I started this color prompt on publication, ‘Counter Arts’. It is my prompt for January.

Do write one of your own, and tag me if you do so that I can read it. If you do choose ‘Counter Arts’ please read the guidelines. I do not edit for this publication. The editor is Sadie Seroxcat

Here is my first effort; it’s called, ‘Orange’.

That prompt is very specific. Today I wonder, where does thinking about color take you?

Music and Color

As I was writing this, by a curious synchronicity, this programme came on the radio with a haunting lyric that refers to color. See below for the link.

I am not sure how long you have to listen to the attached programme. It looks like 23 days. The songs are beautiful, and the idea to write a song to express the love of parents for their daughter is a piercingly poignant and creative one. I was in tears. I hope you get a chance to listen. It is probably going to be poignant for anyone experiencing any kind of loss.

References:

‘The Folk Show’, BBC.co.uk 15/01/2023

Just saying hello to some of my recent readers on Medium today, Dr John Frederick Rose

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As I was editing and adding friends, and thinking that I had excluded people without sight, I found this from Aditya on color ‘Life can be colorful for the blind too’. I particularly enjoyed the ideas about white, and the focus on feelings and sensations that color brings. I think they are spot on.

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