"Becoming a mother made me less self-conscious and opened me up to allowing a lot more colour and feeling into my work," she says.
The best indicator we currently have of becoming unwell is that familiar, off-colour feeling.
She is fascinated by her own senses and takes a synaesthetic pleasure in "feeling" colour.
"So you're not really feeling colour, Stefano?" she barks, beadily eyeballing the grey creations being presented for her approval.
Her concern is that a lack of knowledge about the condition in schools can lead to colour-blind children feeling a lack of confidence in the classroom - especially when it comes to art.
Stan was only 52 when he returned early from work, feeling off colour.
Side effects included loose stools, change in urine colour, headaches, decreased appetite, feeling thirsty, joint pain and abdominal pain.
You could paint your door, windowsill, or ceiling a different colour if you're feeling adventurous.
But as a health check of English rugby – Saracens, the champions, and Northampton have won the past two Premiership titles, and both clubs have qualified for the semi-final play-offs in each of the last six seasons – it left you feeling off-colour.
£95 for 30ml, Slumberhouse from Roullier White, roullierwhite.com 9. Blue Invasion eau de parfums The noses at Comme love being inspired by colour, and this year they were feeling blue.
The idea is that if you repeatedly have a particular experience surrounded by a certain colour, then you eventually begin to associate that colour with the way you were feeling or behaving.
