Corner View : White

White is, believe it or not, a combination of all colors. This isn't the case with paint, obviously (making black as the absence of color interesting- yes?), but is the reason that when you put a prism up to a light, you see a rainbow reflecting out the other side! An uncle of mine is a professor of chemistry and taught me this as a child when I asked him what the difference was between black and white. My sister-in-law, also a scientist, recently confirmed. Bet you wanna be part of the fun discussions in our family, eh!? We're cooler than it sounds- promise!

Traditionally, it represents purity and innocence. In Asian cultures, though, it represents mourning and death.

Carte blanche, directly translated, means "white card." It indicates surrender or giving someone else full responsibility.

And I seem to remember something from a history class about painting chimneys white, but I can't recall the meaning of it. Help me out if any of you know this one!


To see what others conjure up when they think of this color, check them out below. Thanks to Natsumi for the theme of the day, and thanks to Spain Jane for the Corner View creation!

jane, ladybug-zen, ian, bonnie, esti, sophie, cele, modsquad, caitlin, joyce, ani, kim, a day that is dessert, natsumi, epe, kaylovesvintage, trinsch, c.t., jeannette, outi, ritva, francesca, state of bliss, jennifer, dana, denise, cabrizette, bohemia girl, isabelle, amber, a girl in the yellow shoes, mister e, janis, kari, jgy, skymring, elizabeth, allison, lise, cate, crescent moon, erin, otli, ida, caroline, lisa, dorte, kimmie, la lune dans le ciel, nicola, malo, vanessa, britta, april, b, kyndale samantha, karen, kristina, goldensunfamily, sophie, janet, mcgillicutty, aimee, sunnymama, jenell, britta, juanita, pamela, inna, daan, myrtille, cris, ibb, susi, jodi, lily, gillian, athena, pienduzz, latisha, clairette, kelleyn, iris, demara, mus, ninja, guusje, di, sammi, theresa, cherry b, victoria, kathryn , lisa, liza, juliette, braja, mulot, anne, lucy, leonor, elizabeth, helene, dominique, shokoofeh