Word of the Year – 2019 Edition

Each year for the past few, I’ve picked a word to ponder throughout the calendar year.  Have you done this?  Have you even heard of this? I enjoy hearing what words people pick and how they let it guide their focus.  

Last year my word was MORE.  I made a list of things I wanted MORE of and counteracted them with LESS of something else.  You can read that post HERE.  There are somethings I think I did quite well on and others that were a complete fail but that’s how it goes sometimes.  For example, I did zero Yoga.  Zero.  And turns out, I was ok with that.

But, anyway, enough about last year…onto this year!!  I was debating between a few words and honestly, I hadn’t really thought too much about it until that random gap between Christmas and New Year’s.  And none of the words I was thinking about really seemed like IT…you know what I mean?  Until it hit me. Colour.  COLOUR!!!  I love colour, it made the blog byline for crying out loud!!!  I knew it was my word.  The pieces and plans all seemed to come together with the quickening of my heartbeat.  I was so excited.

So, what does COLOUR mean for me in 2019?  It means if given the choice, it is always going to be the more colourful option.  In my home, in my wardrobe and I’ll squeeze it into my work as much as possible.  { Not everyone loves colour as much as me and as a designer, I need to respect that. }  I want to immerse myself in colour.  The study of colour, the use of colour, the JOY of colour!  Colour makes me happy.

I thought I might start a monthly Colour series on my blog, too.  Each month I’ll pick a colour and look at the pyschology of that particular colour and how I use that colour in our home.  I’ll tell you my favourite go-to colour names in that particular colour for walls and furniture.  I want to share more design/decor type things on the blog and that seems like a very logical way to do.  Maybe it’ll lead to more posts and shared knowledge, too, who knows!

When working in the studio, it needs to be about the use of colour, playing with combinations of colour, exploring colour.  I’ll still be doing the usual creating and painting of furniture and such, but also I want to try some other things with colour, too.  The photo in this post is the perfect example of that.  I found a few sheets of water colour paper and dug out some stamp pad refills and did some playing.  It was fun and messy.  My hands are colourful and I hope throughout the year, they are quite often colourful.  My weavings will be very colourful, too.  I can’t wait to create more with this focus in 2019.  Although….I think I already do this, given my love for colour anyway.

I want to pay more attention to the colours around me, too.  Whether it is in nature, in art, in homes, I want to have a new appreciation for colour.  And I plan on sharing that more on Instagram, too.  I need to think of a good hashtag for it…then you guys can play along, too!

Do you have a Word of the Year?  I’ve been chatting with people about this and I love hearing they why behind the choice.  My friend, Kyla, wrote about her word Bridge and I think you really should go read it! Refresh, Consistency, Build, Home, Simplify, Present, Example, Grow – so many great ideas to go into 2019 with!!  If you have a Word, please share it with us, we want to know!!

To be continued,

Lori

PS I am Canadian, so yes it is Colour and not Color for me 😉