Sunday 6 May 2012

Looking for colour inspiration...







Handmade  necklace made of pink and beige strips.
It has shiny glass crystal and ring in the same colour, glass pearls,
and Miyuki, Toho  seed beads.
Back side – pink  felt


Pink Around the Globe


  • The use of the word for the color known today as pink was first recorded in the late 17th century
  • In Japan, the color pink has a masculine association.
  • The pink ribbon is an internationally recognized symbol of hope and awareness in the fight against breast cancer.
  • Pink has been used in prison holding cells to effectively to reduce erratic behavior
  • In Persian, pink is called "Souraty", meaning "Color of the face". In Hindi, it is called "Gulabi", meaning "Colour of a rose"
  • Under Nazi rule, men imprisoned on accusations of homosexuality were forced to wear a pink triangle
  • Most flamingo species are pink in color due to pink pigments in their diet.
  • Pink is an American singer-songwriter whose real name is Alecia Moore
  • Amazon river dolphin, also known as the Pink Dolphin is a freshwater river dolphin prevalent to the Orinoco, Amazon and Araguaia/Tocantins River systems of Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia and Venezuela. 



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