What is a color walk

Kim Bernard, a Maine-based artist, noticed everything yellow on a neighborhood walk: a manhole cover, fire hydrant, mailbox numbers, and a bucket of cat litter.

“A manhole cover, a yellow rain jacket, a fire hydrant, the numbers on someone's mailbox”

Getting out of your mind

Bridget Campbell, a content creator in Venice, California, realized she had become tethered to her phone even while walking.

“It was a way to get out of my mind and come back into my body, slow down, and be present”

Why color walks work

Cheryl Fisher, a licensed clinical professional counselor in Annapolis, Maryland, says color walks encourage focused attention in a skim-scan-scroll world.

Easy creativity for everyone

Mari Reisberg, a licensed professional counselor and creativity coach in Boulder, Colorado, says choosing a color to focus on provides structure while leaving room for discovery.

“There's so much joy that shows up”

How to pick your color

Cheryl Fisher collects paint swatches, cuts them up, and tosses them into a basket so people can draw one before heading out.

How specific to get

Kim Bernard says finding nine fuchsia objects on a fifteen-minute walk is pretty difficult.Mari Reisberg sometimes opts for a particular shade like midnight blue or sky blue to give her eyes a more precise target.

“It's pretty difficult”

What to do when you find matches

Cheryl Fisher says when you find a match, resist the urge to mentally check it off and rush toward the next one.Spend a moment looking at what caught your eye.

“The real gift is sitting with it and not just finding it”

Keep giving it space

Mari Reisberg says we live in a day and age where everything is content.Sometimes she takes photos to share; other times, the discoveries are hers alone.

“Keep giving it a little more space, a little more opportunity to surprise you”