I can still remember when specifying a specific color to a printer one would browse through a Panatone Fan deck to find the swatch that most closely matched the color of an object or part of a design. Then…if one had a powerful enough computer, access to a scanner and Panatone’s (then pricey) color matching software- things were a lot easier.
And – now- for less than ten dollars- $9.99 – you can have MyPanatone availble on your Iphone or IPod Touch!
“Who says you can’t take it with you? Not Pantone. Now with the myPANTONE for iPhone and iPod Touch app you have access to a variety of PANTONE® color libraries and the ability to build color palettes and share them with colleagues and clients. myPANTONE offers graphic, web, fashion and apparel designers a way to take PANTONE colors with you wherever you go. Can’t remember what a color looks like, now you can have Portable Color Memory™.”
There is an app walk through available on Youtube here.
This afternoon I have spent several hours replenishing my stock of earrings, packing for a workshop in Connecticut, answering email and Celebrating!
Recently 
“Alison Lee, host of the popular online radio show, CRAFTCAST™, has been a ‘maker’ since learning how to knit at her grandmother’s side, nurturing a life-long love affair with handcrafts that would make her Nannie proud. CRAFTCAST™ began four years ago when Lee, armed with a passion for all things handmade, the gift of gab, a keen ability to put people at ease and a warm sense of humor, began interviewing artists, crafters and individuals engaged in the business of art, posting the radio interviews on her blog. Ms. Lee, who left a successful career as a creative director to pursue her dream of inspiring other ‘makers’, is a pioneer in the world of online talk shows. People around the world are listening, downloading more than 400,000 
In the latest issue of House Beautiful Magazine there is a feature section on color- including a 
In 1994 I taught a polymer clay workshop at The Florida Craftsmen’s Guild’s annual conference in Jacksonville, Florida and I have fond memories (and several somewhat outrageous stories) of several aspects of that weekend conference (perhaps more later?)… one thing that really stands out in my mind is that the opening ceremonies were held in the Jacksonvile Museum of Art. In addition to the Guild’s annual juried show being on display, there were plexiglass pedestals of the instructor’s work on display throughout the museum- and as I chatted with Paul Soldner- I couldn’t help but notice that my pieces were on display in front of a Rauschenberg painting! I remember pinching myself and thinking “Pay attention, this may the closest you will ever get to being in a museum collection as a living artist.” 
