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Ode to Emerald

March 17, 2013 By Dawn Leave a Comment

Why so glum, Wicked Witch? Green is de rigueur this year!
Why so glum, Wicked Witch? Green is de rigueur this year!

This is old news if you work in the visual arts (and non-news if you don’t), but Pantone’s 2013 Color of the Year is emerald (Pantone 17-5641). Described as lively and radiant, the intense color calls to mind Dorothy’s glittery destination in The Wizard of Oz. However, I recently learned that the Emerald City is not, in fact, green. In Frank Baum’s first Oz book, only the walls are green, but everyone is made to wear green-tinted eyeglasses to protect their peepers from “the brightness and glory” of the city. I know it’s because of the movie that we all believe the city itself is green, but it made me think how often we are convinced things are a certain way, when all the time, it’s the way we’re seeing things, and not the things themselves.

Speaking of green, Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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