Indre Kisonas

In the land of Simple, which time had forgotten, people lived simply. They had fruit and vegetables growing close to where they lived. They shared their bounty with those that lived close and exchanged their produce or crafts for things they could not produce. They exchanged ideas with one another and looked after their children and the elderly.

Their abodes were simple as they were a simple folk. Caves were by far the easiest of living quarters and were much sought after, but often crowded.  Basic structures constructed from felled trees or rocks were getting more popular for those who felt they needed to have more space and privacy. Whereas those young folk who were robust and canny, dug into earth mounds and supported these spaces with more of the felled trees. This proved the most stable, as far as temperatures inside were concerned. New ideas were beginning to be shared.

One such happenstance was said to be shared by a young woman. She was known to be called Rosie. She was by herself, which was most unusual, living in an old cave. The cave had long been occupied by her family members but now they had all died. This was still making Rosie sad, so she spent some time alone with her thoughts. It was during one of these times, alone and contemplative that Rosie picked up a branch to stir a new found puddle. As she stirred the puddle it became milky in colour and thickened slightly. She shook this branch and slapped it at the wall of her cave. As it dried, Rosie noticed a remarkable thing. The wall colour had changed. What was once and always, dark and dull was now bright. Rosie was intrigued so repeated the branch in the puddle trick. Over and over until her wall was all white and bright.

What a difference this made to Rosie. She felt lighter and brighter herself. She noticed more things inside her cave as the sunlight was now bouncing off this white and bright wall. Her space seemed larger now too. Rosie was most astonished but also very pleased.

Rosie was keen to share her discovery with neighbouring families. What a difference. What a wonderful change and how can we get the same they asked? The elders of the group noticed the puddle was caused by a new overhang dripping with water. It dripped onto white stones which only recently had been exchanged for some ears of corn with a traveller.

This new whitewash, as that is what these simple folk had named this discovery, was much repeated by many neighbours as the light and bright walls made the folk feel fresher, brighter and cleaner.

From this time on it was noted that light colours made the space seem brighter and bigger and the dark, moody colours were just that, and made their spaces seem smaller.

Epilogue: you have just enjoyed colour theory 101 by Indre and everyone lived happily ever after.

 

Indre Kisonas is a Daylesford resident and the owner and principal designer of iok design. She specialises in colour & interior design.