TONES: Red — Jessiena Lake

**Red TONES**

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Color affects us all in many ways from what we wear to the food we eat. Red is famously the color of love and passion, it marks Valentine’s Day every year with its passionate hue. Alternatively red also represents violence, war and anger- seeing red is a popular saying. Seeing red also helps us avoid danger with stop lights and emergency lights.

Surrounding yourself with such an energetic, passionate color could increase your confidence, enthusiasm and help you pursue your goals.

Naturally occurring red foods are packed with antioxidants, like lycopene and anthocyanins, which can help prevent cancer, aid heart health and lower blood pressure and there are lots of options to try.

A red smoothie on a red background with grapefruit, beet, raspberry and strawberry indicating the flavors of the smoothie. — **WE’VE GOT THE BEET**

Beet, strawberry, grapefruit and raspberry smoothie.

A red background with an overhead view of a clear plate, fork and knife with Red Lentil Spaghetti Noodles with Red Pepper and Tomato Sauce. — **NOTHING IS IMPASTABLE**

Red lentil pasta with roasted red pepper, roasted tomato and chili sauce.

A red background with an overhead view of a clear glass plate with cherries, watermelon, whole red mini peppers, salsa, radishes and raspberries. — **LET’S GIVE THEM SOMETHING TO SNACK ABOUT**

Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

An red background with a glass of red hibiscus tea surrounded by red hibiscus flowers. — **FLOWER FLOWER**

Cold brewed Hibiscus Tea.

A dark red velvet curtain with a bright red fuzzy fabric covering the table and a red plate of red rice with kidney beans, red peppers and red tempura shrimp. — **SHRIMPLY THE BEST**

Red pepper and tomatoes with red rice and kidney beans and Red Tempura Shrimp from Sonora Grill in Minneapolis (yum).

A red background with a red plate filled with rambutan fruit and red raspberry sherbert and a red floral napkin. — **YOU’RE BERRY SPECIAL**

Rambutan with rapsberry sherbert.

A stop motion video of a red background with a black record player and two record albums: Pretty In Pink soundtrack and Flaming Lips- Yoshimura Battles the Pink Robots. A lobster claw enters the frame, pulls the record from the sleeve and plays it o — **RED TONES: MUSIC**

Songs and artists in tones of reds and pinks.
**Spotify**
**Youtube**
**Apple Music**

**RED TONES: MOVIES**

Films in tones of reds and pinks- because you’ve streamed everything on Netflix.
Check out a playlist of the movies **here**.

A red background with Jessiena dressed in a red vintage coat with a red skirt, red top and red cardigan, red velvet gloves and ruby sparkle sneakers. She is surrounded by 99 red balloons and holding a five red balloons covering her face. — **RED TONES: CLOTHING**

99 Red Balloons was a favorite growing up and I loved Dorothy’s ruby slippers and here they are in my red portrait. Here’s more about wearing red from around the world.
Just like the red carpet draws attention, wearing red is head turning color used to draw attention in the western world.
Outside western culture, red symbolizes good fortune and prosperity in China and is worn by many brides on their wedding day to attract luck into a long marriage. In India similar beliefs are held and red is a powerful color, symbolizing wealth, purity, love and beauty. Alternatively in South Africa red is the color of mourning and sacrifices.
Understanding what colors mean in other cultures can help us to connect to our increasingly global world.