Color Out Loud is a special limited-edition jewelry collection created in celebration of Pride Month and in support of Out Maine. Like my weekly Color Drops, this is a one-time release created to honor authenticity, belonging, and the vibrant communities that make Maine a more welcoming place for everyone.

Color Out Loud was inspired by Pride and the simple, powerful act of living openly in the world. Bright blue forms the foundation, while flashes of pink, lavender, silver, and green appear and disappear as the glass catches the light. Like people, it is never just one thing.

Living on an island, I've spent countless hours watching light move across the harbor. What appears blue one moment becomes silver, violet, or green the next. The beauty isn't found in choosing a single color. It's found in watching them interact, overlap, and transform one another.

Working with glass for more than twenty-five years has taught me that color is never just color. Color carries emotion. It can lift our spirits, bring back memories, mark important moments, and help us express something about ourselves without saying a word. The colors we choose to wear often reflect how we see ourselves or how we hope to move through the world.

perhaps that’s one of the reasons the rainbow became such a powerful symbol of Pride. No single color tells the whole story. Each brings something unique, and together they create something more vibrant than any one color could achieve alone. The rainbow celebrates diversity, individuality, and the idea that there is beauty in making space for many different experiences, identities, and voices.

That same spirit lives at the heart of Color Out Loud.

This special collection celebrates authenticity, courage, joy, and belonging. It honors the people who have chosen to live openly, those who are still finding their way, and the communities that create spaces where everyone is welcomed and valued for exactly who they are.

It reminds me that people are not meant to fit neatly into categories. We are layered, complex, and always growing. The most beautiful moments often happen when we feel safe enough to show more of who we are. Each piece is designed to carry a little bit of that idea into the world. A little more color. A little more joy. A little more visibility. A little more connection.

Created in support of Out Maine, Color Out Loud celebrates a future where every young person knows they belong. Whether you wear it as a celebration of Pride, as a way to support LGBTQ+ youth in Maine, or simply because the colors make you smile, my hope is that it serves as a reminder that the world becomes brighter when we make room for everyone to be exactly who they are.