colour_commentary tender_square ten by twelve the swatches were spaced across the gallery wall. cardboard curved like playing cards lovingly shuffled and spread. egg shell and raven. seafoam and sky. think of your favourite song, the directions instructed. close your eyes. the panic of such a large question loomed: how to pinpoint and nail down a specimen labeled favourite? sing some of the lyrics. what colour do you picture? open your eyes and select a card. i reached for the center, a deep mauve, much like the suit i was already wearing. i wrote the words that sprung from within in capitals using pen: "finally i'm free of all the weight i've been carrying." 230715 what's it to you? who go blather from