“You are so beautiful, and so smart…”
“You are so beautiful, and so smart, and it kills me that you don't think you're good enough.”
~America Ferrera in Barbie
I happen to be obsessed with color. I think about it a lot. I’ve never studied color, nor do I really have a strong desire to, I just know when a certain palette comes together it just feels right and beautiful to me.
So you can imagine my excitement when one of my lovely cheese loving customers asked me to create this pink board for a Barbie party she was throwing. Happy is not the word to describe the way I felt, more exhilarated!
Early one morning I sourced the perfect rosy fruits like lychee and figs, dug up some blush grosgrain ribbon, and added my first ever magenta macaroons while the sun was streaming into the shop and the Barbie soundtrack was blasting the entire time - thanks Dua and Liz.
For Pride this year, I decided to forgo my usual (and honestly not that creative) rainbow themed outfit for my own version of a life sized Barbie.
I felt amazing in this color all day. But what was given to me in return from all of you who also enjoyed this little number, was the best part!
As a little boy I remember feeling shame for playing with Barbies. I didn’t own any, but I remember playing with them at daycare, but only when I was the only kid left. Sad I know, but let’s all learn from this:
Pink is for everyone, color is for everyone, dolls are for everyone, and living a life full of color - especially pink - is the only way I want to live.
I encourage you, even if your life is already full of color, to add a little more today. Make your own gorgeous cheese board, throw on a Barbie pink accessory, or tell a child how great they look in whatever color they are wearing today.
xoxo,
Scott
P.S. The Barbie movie is now streaming, and in case you haven’t had a chance to see it, it’s a must. America Fererra’s monologue will bring you to pink tears - at least it did me.