Exploring Rainbows - ABC
Session Four - Yellow    
​Course Objectives, Topics, Resources and Links
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Course Objective

By the end of this series of workshops, 
participants will be able to list at least five ways to use the color YELLOW to enhance their lives!

Examples
1. Sight, Sound, Touch, Taste, Fragrance
2. Art, Literature, Nature, Religion, Science
3. Daily Living - Wardrobe, Decorating, Meals
4. Using and Understanding color’s impact on moods
5. Increase awareness of marketing strategies 
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Advertising - 
Art- Several examples - 
Birds - What's your favorite? Look for it this week. 

Cartoons and Characters -
Chakras - "
Dining - Stimulates appetite and is fun and cheerful. Try Roy's or Miss Shirley's in Baltimore and Joyce assures us The Big Bad Wolf's House of BBQ has the best you can find!
Doors - Yellow Doors - in France at one time meant a traitor or criminal lived there. Now in our area they represent warmth, positivity and joy. 
Effects of Color -
Fairy Tales -  
​Flags - 

Flavors- refreshing, uplifting, cheering, stimulating, rejuvenating
Flowers - Hydrangeas, orchids, 
Fragrance - Coty's Emeraude as well as new fragrances 
Gemstones - Emerald, Labradorite and Moldavite
Global Difference  - Perceptions of East and green as well as West
History - Discussed Napolean's demise
Holidays - Why green is used for St. Patrick's Day, Christmas and Kwanzaa

Insects - Showed a variety. It's probably too early to find many right now but be sure to watch for green insects as summer approaches. 
Jade - Confucius's 10 reason jade is more valuable than gold
Kryptonite - First and most common
Language - Many examples - 
Mandalas - Two yellow value mandalas from Sheppard Pratt - 

Mosaics -Several examples including more by Yulia Hanansen

Politics - Yellow Dog Politics - liberal Democrats
​Quotes - Shared several quotes featuring the word yellow or referencing fire and warmth. "Don't set yourself on fire to keep others warm>" 

Religion and Spirituality - Mohammed's Favorite Color, 
Songs - Kermit's It's Not Easy Being Green, 

Sports-  
Super Heros - The Green Hornet,  
Symbolism - Symbolism of green - saw clips from The Great Gatsby and the Hitchcock's Vertigo
Totems - Two examples - the lizard and the luna
Unexpected - We learned why traffic lights and money are green, 
Xamine Your Zipcode - Shared several photos of local green attractions
Zen-