..warriors of Huaa tribe paint their faces into a rainbow before a battle. The night before shaman reads the sky and forbids them to use certain colours, because it would make them vulnerable to wounds and death. However, if they use the forbidden colours and defeat the enemy, they acquire the highest status in the tribe… …………………………………………………………………. Apothecary jars and heavy mortars protected me since the first day. The world was huge and fit snugly in the palm of my hand. Between the cascade of my grandmother’s ivy and the sunny windowsill everything was possible ………………………………………………………………….. Snow was coming heavier in winter. I kept breaking the ice only to find more shards. They were deeper every year. I lost few things in a frozen lake never to see them again. Spontaneous summers occurred and snake seasons continued. Tropical thunder came and went with lush abundance. Swampy waters flooded frequently. Steel began to rust and our shoes were moldy but we survived another year ………………………………………………………………….. Constant humming of ocean washing the sand away and leaving the debris. Last visions before dawn. Promises made to a wet pillow. Acid clouds burning inside me. I tried to free myself burning candles, capture hope or ask for forgiveness with faded petals or sulphur. Squeaky cogs kept going day and night, sometimes exploding with a broken spring or hissing and melting away quietly. I kept ghosts at bay most of the time …………………………………………………………………… Children were moving through leaving behind their colorful wrappings, words we haven’t heard before and an odd teddy bear. Animals were generous with their droppings, shed skins and midnight squeaks. Meteors sent their blessings. Birds hid in the waterfall of fragrant jasmine. We collected their empty nests. Screws and washers in jars. Shoeboxes under beds. We piled up books, tools, paintings, gemstones and driftwood, thinking we will stay another millennium. We wrapped secrets in jeans and hid deceit under a pillow but the cracks got wider. They kept crumbling apart and we had to leave with a suitcase ………………………………………………………………….. I summon the spirits now and reluctantly they come. I grow moss in gaps between the walls and often forget my daily prayers. Memory tastes metallic. The forbidden colours I used to paint with, tarnished and oxidized like patina on the pestle that keeps on grinding. But the time is running out we have to find that door ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… so welcome to my blog - these are the windows to be grateful for that I discover every day, there is a passage to the other side somewhere, but I haven’t found it yet …………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………. …………………………………………………………………… Tumblr (3.0; @theforbiddencolors)http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/05f87cd945b151b623e352e089c51879/tumblr_mf0x8pvh3d1qayeqso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blankbook.tumblr.com/post/37906303505/via-pour-la-suite-images-et-mots-aleatoire-ii" target="_blank">blankbook</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>francine vernac (via <a href="http://francinevernac.blogspot.com/2012/12/aleatoire-ii.html" target="_blank">Pour la suite… images et mots: Aléatoire II</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50727171783http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50727171783Sat, 18 May 2013 09:43:51 -0400mixed media<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li0jb5pZIe1qhihieo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://elinmack.tumblr.com/post/3838222084/rabalder-acrylic-and-wood-type-print-on-canvas" target="_blank">elinmack</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>“Rabalder”</strong> Acrylic and wood type print on canvas (2011)</p> </blockquote>http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50727130891http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50727130891Sat, 18 May 2013 09:43:06 -0400mixed media<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9e2a9f9d1e154590eb50a8505f1b1972/tumblr_mmhegfyWbq1qaqz2jo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b280460b184cf63d64527fb3b45aae19/tumblr_mmhegfyWbq1qaqz2jo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nearlya.tumblr.com/post/49938780741" target="_blank">nearlya</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://normanmooney.com" target="_blank">Norman Mooney</a>.</strong>  <em>Wall Flower #2, 2010, cast resin with pigment<a href="http://normanmooney.com" target="_blank"><br/></a></em></p> </blockquote>http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50727009331http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50727009331Sat, 18 May 2013 09:40:46 -0400art<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fa55600f5d7aca4d793d89aba37656f4/tumblr_mm9gp0CYTn1qhqcfgo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://theantidote.tumblr.com/post/50725922309/edward-hopper-automat-1927" target="_blank">theantidote</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.edwardhopper.net/" title="Edward Hopper" target="_blank">Edward Hopper</a>, <strong><em>Automat</em> </strong>1927</p> </blockquote>http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50726587098http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50726587098Sat, 18 May 2013 09:32:47 -0400art“Consider again that dot. That’s here. That’s home. That’s us. On it everyone you love,...http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50718554388http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50718554388Sat, 18 May 2013 06:00:57 -0400writing<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/69e784b4feed59e4fd6822d34291f661/tumblr_mm6xgi05QL1qhihieo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em><strong>by Elin Mack</strong></em></p>http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50714622345http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50714622345Sat, 18 May 2013 03:49:56 -0400mixed media<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7ca9ad0a27c1438cca7232e9a543bd62/tumblr_mmx6hkW6mL1qelvl4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://artpropelled.tumblr.com/post/50706840825/colima-terracotta-pot-western-mexico-mizisham" target="_blank">artpropelled</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span class="Title">Colima Terracotta Pot, Western Mexico</span></p> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mizisham.tumblr.com/post/50621023300" target="_blank">mizisham</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Wow</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50714441079http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50714441079Sat, 18 May 2013 03:44:15 -0400ceramic<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lbgh5sE7M21qdinm9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50714420983http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50714420983Sat, 18 May 2013 03:43:38 -0400textile<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/507eb3773cd0e88405ebe09abfdf626d/tumblr_mmzgswE0x91r3jurso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em><strong>Evening Tones</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>by Oscar Bluemner</strong></em></p>http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50713952214http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50713952214Sat, 18 May 2013 03:29:20 -0400art<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/834bb12c10774bdb846a426cee366dec/tumblr_ml34wnCiJ61qkpirfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://peira.tumblr.com/post/47691508467/oscar-bluemner-last-evening-of-the-year-c-1929" target="_blank">peira</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Oscar Bluemner</strong>:  Last Evening of the Year (c.1929) via <a href="http://whitney.org/Collection/OscarBluemner/31115" target="_blank">Whitney Museum of American Art</a></p> </blockquote>http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50713601278http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50713601278Sat, 18 May 2013 03:18:55 -0400art<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d041a80b77f312bb2b240d2facdc027b/tumblr_mi9y8pBYwh1qdrgo9o1_500.jpg"/><br/> Abstract Painting, 2009, oil on canvas, 60 cm x 50 cm (each), Catalogue Raisonné- 908-8<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/48d3d70f5b8c17791ab28d7bddaccdeb/tumblr_mi9y8pBYwh1qdrgo9o2_500.jpg"/><br/> Abstract Painting, 2009, oil on canvas, 60 cm x 50 cm (each), Catalogue Raisonné- 908-9<br/><br/> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://arpeggia.tumblr.com/post/43160474508" target="_blank">arpeggia</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.gerhard-richter.com/" target="_blank">Gerhard Richter</a> - Abstract Paintings, 2009, oil on canvas, 60 cm x 50 cm (each), Catalogue Raisonné- 908-8 (top); 908-9 (bottom) | <a href="http://arpeggia.tumblr.com/tagged/gerhard-richter" target="_blank">More posts</a></p> </blockquote>http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50679234258http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50679234258Fri, 17 May 2013 18:01:21 -0400art<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/ae4517e8701c68658b759318bc20aae2/tumblr_mm57rhbJlk1rjxhlko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bijoux-et-mineraux.tumblr.com/post/49646041100/vanadinite" target="_blank">bijoux-et-mineraux</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Vanadinite</p> </blockquote>http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50674162859http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50674162859Fri, 17 May 2013 16:49:57 -0400photography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/733351ef943834aea7702be6224b9954/tumblr_mmp9looT8S1ru2qa4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://bofransson.tumblr.com/post/50279494611/jamie-wyeth-homer" target="_blank">bofransson</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong>Jamie Wyeth</strong> - Homer</p> </blockquote>http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50673905193http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50673905193Fri, 17 May 2013 16:46:12 -0400dog<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me9pjhvv0C1rxxyuno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://soulthunderstorms.tumblr.com/post/36828679243/weve-walked-a-long-way-together-by-lj" target="_blank">soulthunderstorms</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>We’ve walked a long way together…. (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/16536699@N07/5563645147/in/faves-rawhead/#" target="_blank">LJ.</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50673153248http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50673153248Fri, 17 May 2013 16:35:22 -0400photography<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/30b59eb79cad748b090ab9950dd0930e/tumblr_mmy643o5nD1qbmgeto2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b75e3cdf2538fc5458914194cccd40c0/tumblr_mmy643o5nD1qbmgeto3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/856852d664ea0a01338f65cd8e369b13/tumblr_mmy643o5nD1qbmgeto1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/5c4e9aaee651e16c81040e569b308783/tumblr_mmy643o5nD1qbmgeto4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://fer1972.tumblr.com/post/50653602666/faberge-fractals-by-tom-beddard" target="_blank">fer1972</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Fabergé Fractals<span> by </span><a href="http://www.subblue.com/" target="_blank">Tom Beddard</a><span><br/></span></p> </blockquote>http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50665000377http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50665000377Fri, 17 May 2013 14:24:54 -0400art<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ab5c356e37b06bc68cdf44b8977be81e/tumblr_mmyaxom3311r3jurso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em><strong>Ao Andon</strong></em></p> <p><em><strong>by Carolina Eade</strong></em></p>http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50658675745http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50658675745Fri, 17 May 2013 12:25:00 -0400Illustration<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/dc20b7e3b9cea640682f6db6b20f022f/tumblr_mlor9lsUzv1rionq1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lossycompression.tumblr.com/post/50197510162/screen-for-color-theory-c-1791" target="_blank">lossycompression</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Screen for Color Theory - c. 1791</p> </blockquote>http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50657490721http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50657490721Fri, 17 May 2013 12:01:48 -0400art<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7ba22c11eb37ae4bfd355bfdba802a97/tumblr_mmjuhxjE3I1r3jurso1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em><strong>Francine Vernac</strong></em></p>http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50655427140http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50655427140Fri, 17 May 2013 11:19:51 -0400mixed media<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4594a3dc3d294938640bd122fd23c794/tumblr_mmhp3oagkB1rsswhpo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://vwcampervan-aldridge.tumblr.com/post/49942444744/perrotts-folly-edgbaston-one-of-the-towers-that" target="_blank">vwcampervan-aldridge</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Perrott’s Folly, Edgbaston. One of the towers that inspired for J.R.R Tolkien in Lord Of the Rings *The Two Towers* when he lived in Birmingham.   Edgbaston, Birmingham, England</p> <p>All Original Photography by <a href="http://vwcampervan-aldridge.tumblr.com" target="_blank"><a href="http://vwcampervan-aldridge.tumblr.com" target="_blank">http://vwcampervan-aldridge.tumblr.com</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50649760781http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50649760781Fri, 17 May 2013 09:11:12 -0400photography<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aa939b74491712f14f43d12ce9b73d0b/tumblr_mmojk6x40I1rlobeho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://japaneseaesthetics.tumblr.com/post/50242581611/bracelet-modeled-on-shell-ornament-kofun-period" target="_blank">japaneseaesthetics</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h2>Bracelet Modeled on Shell Ornament</h2> <p>Kofun period (ca. 300–710), 4th century, Japan.  Green steatite with red pigment.  MET Museum</p> </blockquote>http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50649731513http://theforbiddencolors.tumblr.com/post/50649731513Fri, 17 May 2013 09:10:29 -0400jewelry