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Connections in My World

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Necklace with many connections! Connections have always fascinated me.  People meeting people, learning how materials can be made to work together, finding the same shapes over and over in nature, using the same information in many contexts and - cold connections in jewelry, connection of notes in music!  Connections are everywhere! I thought I’d share a few things that have helped me see connections in history and look at my world a little differently. One of the books that has caught my interest and become a favorite is The Brilliant History of Color in Art by Victoria Finlay.  Not only does the cover with all the stacks of colors catch my attention but the author’s method of using one or two pages to tell the fascinating history of a color works well for me.  http://www.amazon.com/Brilliant-History-Color-Art/dp/1606064290/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1421886674&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Brilliant+history+of+color+in+art I can pick