THE "VENERABLE" LAOZI...

"At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want", Lao Tzu.

RAVEN...

The raven was sent out from the ark by Noah, when the waters of the flood were retreating from the earth, and it "went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth"...

           Picture by Tim Flach Photography

"Just as night always follows day, black is the inevitable shade. Raven is the quintessential basic color, offering a sophisticated backdrop to all other colors", said  Leatrice Eiseman.

• Raven is associated with death and mourning in many cultures, and suddenly it comes to my mind the famous sentence: "For whom are you in mourning, Mademoiselle? Paul Poiret asked Chanel. "Why for you, Monsieur!" she answered. But at the contrary in ancient Egypt, Raven black represented life and rebirth. 

• Raven is also associated with unhappiness, sexuality,  power, elegance, sophistication, formality, evil, and  is also used in clothing to make a bold statement of mystery and self control. And "Mystery is the heart of creativity", said  Julia Cameron.

“Dressing in black means simplicity of line, perfection of cut and a touch of spirit” wrote Suzy Menkes on December 12, 1983, at the Yves Saint Laurent exhibition staged by the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

• Dress in Raven if you want to become inconspicuous.  
• Raven is often used in fashion because of its slimming quality.

• With Raven, you can easily jump from, a classic and sofisticated look, touching  a cat eye style, in to get a Gothic touch, or strong Gothic look.

There is not enough the adjectives to describe this color.

• raven is: elegant, sophisticated, dressy, fashionable, smart, trendy, stylish, minimalist, funky, gothic, faddish, and  so on. Definitely the chicest.

Because of Black absorbs all light in the color spectrum is rarely chosen as a favorite color because it is actually the negation of the color. But to me is not only the most versatile of all color, Raven Black is my favorite one, and I love it.

THE VISION...

“The vision” of George Stavrinos (1948-1990), the American illustrator, born in Somerville Massachusetts, who studied Graphics at the Rhode Island School of Design  in 1969, will be presented from, September 03, 2013 to October 19, 2013 by  the Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrator in New York. 

The exhibition features over 100 Illustrations highlighting Stavrinos career as a seductive draftsman and fashion Illustrator.

If you love fashion illustration do not miss this exposition.

The opening reception Friday, September 6th 7pm. Suggested donation $ 20. A portion of all proceeds will be donated to, the non profit organization, Live Out Loud.

See more information at: the Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators, located at 128 E 63rd St, New York, NY.