Did you know that there is such a thing as adult coloring books? I did not. And I thought I was so worldly. But tonight at my friends' house a stack of them were plopped on the dining room table after a serving of lovely bean soup.
There were many choices of genres. Fruit, sunbursts, feminist leaders and a very enticing book of stained-glass dragons and wizards provided something for every level of nerd and arrested development. The conversation that followed during the coloring was deep and insightful. Perhaps the magic of not being able to make eye contact coupled with transforming a white page suddenly hot pink and electric blue has the capacity to unlock a special place in the brain. If nothing else my Joan Jett with plaid pants and pink guitar glistened with 80's splendor - a true masterpiece.
"Some time spent with the simple task of adding color to the page and creating something beautiful really seems to appeal to people. There’s also the nostalgia factor. Chances are last time you spent an hour or so coloring in you didn’t have a mortgage and you weren’t worried about a nagging boss or the financial crisis! Coloring in seems to help people think about a time when life was simpler and more carefree."
- Johanna Basford artist/coloring book author