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THE COVER STORY P. 01

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CREATOR OF DEVINE COLOR AND COLOR BAGGAGE

Color taught me 

that relationships, not people, change the world.

Color taught me that relationships, not people, change the world.

How does a Puerto Rican girl riding around in the back seat of her parents’ car end up in Oregon, selling paint out of the trunk of her car, navigating her way to the top of a patriarchal paint industry with her own rainbow of colors and transforming lives with a bucket of paint?


I came from Puerto Rico to Portland with only two Anas.

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THE EXERCISE P. 02

BURP

SOMEBODY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER

Maybe it was them.
Or maybe it was you. 
The moment came.

The misery stayed.

The moment we feel it, we know it...

Somebody should know better, made us miserable, and we can’t confront them.

THE LANGUAGE OF PRIDE

 

I would have never done that.

I can’t imagine saying that.

Whatever, I don’t care.

THE LANGUAGE OF PRIDE

 

They know better than to say that.
I can’t believe they did that.
Clearly everyone else knows.

The misery of an SKBC

WHEN A MOMENT BECOMES A SHOULD KNOW BETTER CONFLICT.

PAIN

Pain signals injury; it asks for physical care.

SUFFERING

Suffering signals hardship;

it asks for support

MISERY

Misery signals battle; it demands relief.

Relieve misery. Solve mystery.

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THE PROPOSITION P. 03

Who Is

BURP For?

SOMEBODY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER

Someone who gets upset at someone and feels guilty as a result.

Someone who gets upset by someone and feels unsure if they are overreacting.

Someone who feels they should have known better, and can’t get over it.

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