http://www.orble.com/the-purple-challenge/ The Purple Challenge en Sat, 18 Jul 2009 08:01:00 GMT Sat, 18 Jul 2009 08:01:00 GMT info@orble.com info@orble.com http://www.orble.com/violane/ VIOLANE is a variant of the mineral diopside with higher manganese content. Here's some pics for you to enjoy enjoy http://www.orble.com/violane/#comments http://www.orble.com/violane/ Sat, 18 Jul 2009 08:01:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/a-jin-dynasty-vase/ A Jin Dynasty Vase i know I've posted by Chun glazed Sung ceramics before but darn it they are purple and they're just so beautiful! Enjoy! This piece is from... http://www.orble.com/a-jin-dynasty-vase/#comments http://www.orble.com/a-jin-dynasty-vase/ Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:26:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/purple-sand-clay/ Why is this lump of rock so special? Ever heard of "Purple Sand" Clay Zi sha Or seen a Yi Xing Teapot? This raw mineral gets processed into a clay... http://www.orble.com/purple-sand-clay/#comments http://www.orble.com/purple-sand-clay/ Sat, 18 Apr 2009 07:15:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/purple-is-still-a-womanist-color/ PURPLE is STILL a WOMANIST Color! International Womens' Day is March 5! Anyone remember Alice Walker's famous quote and essay and novel!? You can get this on wearable things at... http://www.orble.com/purple-is-still-a-womanist-color/#comments http://www.orble.com/purple-is-still-a-womanist-color/ Tue, 03 Mar 2009 09:24:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/murex-shellfish/ Murex Shellfish in keeping with our purple theme I thought you might want to see what murex look like? I couldnt find any images of the actual animal but here... http://www.orble.com/murex-shellfish/#comments http://www.orble.com/murex-shellfish/ Sat, 28 Feb 2009 07:33:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/purple-bth/ Here's one of my latest designs! Available for purchase and vieiwng from Really Long Link Please pass on the URL! Thanks! http://www.orble.com/purple-bth/#comments http://www.orble.com/purple-bth/ Tue, 17 Feb 2009 09:13:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/kiri/ This beautiful tree which has purple white flowers has many names: Kiri paulownia tong wu tong t'ung parasol phoenix. Enjoy! http://www.orble.com/kiri/#comments http://www.orble.com/kiri/ Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:53:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/two-new-purple-images/ Two New Purple Images For you to Play with ! This "Purple Beast" is a 72 dpi jpg for you to play with. It can be downloaded from My Geocities... http://www.orble.com/two-new-purple-images/#comments http://www.orble.com/two-new-purple-images/ Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:38:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/purple-lasiandra/ I'm back and blogging on Lasiandra Trees! LASIANDRA Just when I thought I had run out of purple ideas I found some info and pics in a book on Jpanese... http://www.orble.com/purple-lasiandra/#comments http://www.orble.com/purple-lasiandra/ Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:05:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/purple-minerals/ PURPLE MINERALS Purple is not a common color for various reasons and usually appears in combination with other colors and this applys to minerals too. There are flecks and tinges... http://www.orble.com/purple-minerals/#comments http://www.orble.com/purple-minerals/ Wed, 01 Oct 2008 04:06:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/purple-beasts/ Purple Beasts I was going to shut this experimental blog down but I'll keep it running a bit longer since I've had a couple more ideas for posts. Why are... http://www.orble.com/purple-beasts/#comments http://www.orble.com/purple-beasts/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 01:10:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/purple-in-plants/ Purple in Plants What are the pigments? What makes Plants purple? Plants that grow at high altitudes in alpine habitats are more likely to be blue or purple flowers because... http://www.orble.com/purple-in-plants/#comments http://www.orble.com/purple-in-plants/ Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:27:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/murasaki/ MURASAKI my latest design In my first Purple Challenge post I mentioned Lady Murasaki whose name literally means "purple" the famous Heian period Japanese woman writer. I've used the character... http://www.orble.com/murasaki/#comments http://www.orble.com/murasaki/ Thu, 07 Aug 2008 04:43:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/two-purple-character-images-you-can-use/ Two Purple Characters I have put up two purple character iamges on my Geocities site for Purple Challengers to use. You can use them for educational or charity fund raising... http://www.orble.com/two-purple-character-images-you-can-use/#comments http://www.orble.com/two-purple-character-images-you-can-use/ Fri, 01 Aug 2008 10:26:00 GMT http://www.orble.com/if-paris-wore-purple/ If Paris wore Purple would it instantly become a HOT color? If Paris Hilton wore Purple would purple be declared hot or cold or cliche? I wouldnt mean seeing Jessica... http://www.orble.com/if-paris-wore-purple/#comments http://www.orble.com/if-paris-wore-purple/ Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:15:00 GMT