Amusements

Writing a book is always an adventure. Here are two photo essays about some of the colorful events that happened behind the scenes during the writing of A Perfect Red — accompanied by photos by David Greenfield and Eric Mindling.

• Dyeing with Cochineal, or The Author as Alchemist
  
  
• Travels in Mexico
  
  

Interested in the history of color? Check out this page:

• Twelve Amazing Facts about the Color Red and Cochineal
  
  

How do you pronounce cochineal? Where can I buy cochineal? How do we see color? What does the world look like if you're color blind? Where in Mexico can I see cochineal dyers at work? Answers to these questions (and lots more) can be found here:

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