Give Me All Your Chocolate and No One Will Get Hurt

Natural and neutral.

Stability and supportive.

Humility and the accumulation of wealth.

Quality.

The use of brown in a design signifies that it is the best of all things. It is wealth and prosperity. It is comfortable and safe. It is loyalty and companionship.

The ancient artists from time gone by have used brown since the first stick figure in a cave. Since the browns they used were derived from umber, which is a clay, the use of brown was a natural choice. Not to mention, most wild ancient animals wore a lot of brown fur. Egyptian tomb women were painted with brown skin. This brown or umber are the oldest colors known to have been used in art.

Those crazy Greeks and Romans had to change it up a bit and add a little cuttlefish ink to the mix and come up with the red-brown we call sepia. da Vinci drew and designed with this sepia color, and it is still used today by artists. It is a very popular photography trick to make new look old.

The use of walnuts to make a brown pigment dates back to the Romans. It was used to dye cloth.

The Ancient Romans thought that the peasants should wear brown. Remember, they were the purple room guys.

The monks took on brown as a sign of humility and much like the peasants, poverty.

Urban culture dictates that brown signifies natural and inexpensive, as well as healthy.

Brown hair is second only to black as the most natural hair color.

Brown belongs to all three primary colors, and it can be changed by a lesser mixing of one of the colors or the other. That means that the color brown will work with any color combination. It is the primary color of our world, next to green.

Brown is the least liked color by choice. Tell that to the UPS drivers and the Cleveland Browns. UPS took their color from Pullman Brown, which was the color of the rail cars that were actually quite luxurious inside.

Brown provides a suppression of emotion, which makes it a safe color to have around. It allows a calming sense to overtake anyone in stress. It provides reassurance and structure to a situation.

The color brown is a friendly color that can be approached easily. It signifies honesty and sincerity, as well as hard work and genuine.

It is warm and practical, and it is filled with common sense. It is sophisticated and elegant. Mmmm, chocolate is brown.

These designers know that brown brings everything together in design. It creates a humble and yet, luxurious piece of art.

asiansecrets

Ladies' Tie-Dye Camisole and Shorts (M)

DonnasDesignsSC

The Cocoa Delight Boucle Wrap

specialtivity

Handmade Brown Picture Jasper Teardrop Necklace and Matching Earrings

FrozenFairytale

Satin ribbon ruffle beaded bracelet

Covergirlbeads

Chocolately Brown Glass Charm Handmade Lampwork Slider Bracelet Bead

KatsAllThat

Ocean and African Jasper 18 inch Necklace with Turtle Jasper Pendant

ResetarGlassArt

Chocolate Brown and Salmon Pink Stacked Cube Earrings, Fused Glass

evezbeadz

Wild Horse Stallions Bone Jasper Gemstone Necklace

ninascorner

Handmade Crochet Brown Teddy Bear Toy 16 inch Made to Order

MysticDreamerArt

Earth Tone (Gold, Copper, Ecru and Pearl) Switchplate Covers

BEADFASHIONDESIGNS

Set of three strand sunflower marbel bracelet and earring set

barbscrochethut

Women's Full Sweetheart Apron-Brown Paisley multi color

PrettyGonzo

Carved Bone Flower Earrings with Mookaite Jasper, Rustic, Gold Toned

Gingers-Garden

Chocolate Vanilla Handmade Artisan Soap checkerboard squares

ButterflyInTheAttic

Unique Vintage Triangle Geometric Shaped Faux Wood Resin Brooch - Triangular - Geometrical

http://www.kkmaries40.com/

Antique Brown and Tan Flowers, Lovely Pendant Necklace

carolesjackets

Embroidered sweatshirt jacket; ladies-brown.

bluemorningexpressions

Cha Cha Bracelet Blue Turquoise Teal Caramel Brown Bead Polymer Clay

jazzitupwithdesignsbynancy

Riverstone with Gold and Black Memory Wire bangle bracelet

shymouseecrafts

Pecan Pie Scented Square Candle Light BrownTan Color Handmade

TheOldBarnDoor

Farm Animal Photography Brown Cow at Barn Door Blank Note Card - How Now

 

ShadowDogDesigns

Skeleton Handmade Day of the Dead Necklace Turquoise Carnelian OOAK

Thesingingbeader

No metal clasp necklace wood bead leather cord tie on adjustable

dianesdangles

Turquoise and Brown Wood Beaded Earrings

jnldesigns

Jungle Fever Interchangable Watch Band

SolanaKaiDesigns

Agatized Fossil Coral and Smokey Jasper 21 Necklace

craftsofthepast

Antique Jade Amulet pre Revolution China Dragon Fortune Bead Necklace

Umeboshi

Radium Glass Bronze Dangling Earrings with Reptile Textures

artbysunfire

Purse size index card Snake skin binder Daily personal planner 188

hollyknittercreations

Hand Knit Chocolate Brown Country Hearts Washcloth or Dishcloth

ThaddeusRose

Copper Wire Wrapped Faceted Pendant Peach Brown Gold Glass Translucent

 

As the UPS slogan says, what can brown do for you today?

Give mom a gift that says she is honored and cherished. She will love any of these brown delights, but if you want to see more from these very talented artists, then visit their studios through the Mother’s Day Countdown post to see all the other great gift ideas that they have.

Chocolate anyone?

Julie and Blu

 

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