Out of the clear blue sky comes August
Out of the clear blue sky comes August
This month we continue our life in color journey focusing on one of my personal favorites, Blue!
Blue represents loyalty and faithfulness, depth and power! It fits so well with our theme of Blue jewelry for August. Constant and unchanging as a blue sky, hopefully, we’ll see lots of blue skies this month!
Thank you for taking this journey with me, I hope you are enjoying it. Happy August
Gina
Blue
There are hundreds of shades of blue…cobalt, cyan, navy, cornflower, midnight, ultramarine, French, royal, periwinkle…..
In the world of gems, which ones are blue? Sapphires in various blue shades…topaz…tourmaline…aquamarine…zircon… iolite
Did you know that blue is the most popular color in the world, both in personal preferences for men and women alike, as well as for usage in business logos?
Since blue is associated with “calm, trust and intelligence,” so many corporate logos are blue – Think American Express, HP, Dell, General Electric, LinkedIn, Twitter and many, many more.
Interesting Facts
The Hope Diamond (pictured here in the National Museum of Natural History) is 45.52-carat and was originally extracted in the 17th century from the Kollur Mine in Guntur, India.
The diamond has been surrounded by a mythology of "curse" that brings misfortune and tragedy to anyone who owns it or wears it! Of course it is strong believed that this was fabricated to enhance the stone's mystery and appeal.
Ancient Egyptians were very fond of blue Most Western cultures at the time didn’t even have a word for blue
To the Egyptians however, it represented the sky, the Nile River, creation and divinity
The color pigment blue was first produced around 2500 B.C. and used frequently by scribes, in hieroglyphics on walls, and as a glaze on funerary objects and coffins
Blue was traditionally a “girls color” It was generally accepted as such and referenced in a 1918 trade publication. Blue was seen to be “more delicate and dainty” whereas pink was a “more decided and stronger color”.
Interesting Pieces
There are several beautiful blue pieces in the Fabio Angri collection on my website. A small selection is pictured above. www.gb-clark.com
Call me, text me, or email me to discuss:
a gift you are interested in purchasing from the Fabio Angri Collection or from the G.B. Clark Collection
a gift you are interested in purchasing for a special occasion
or to simply ask for ideas and guidance on jewelry.
Jewelry is personal. No one ever buys jewelry for a sad occasion.
Together let’s bring joy.