START: After earning her master’s in art education from UC Santa Barbara and her master’s of fine arts in painting from UH, she taught color theory at the UH School of Architecture. “That opened my ...

"When I was little, I could hear colors," Frank Zip tells me casually. "You know, colors have a certain frequency." He shrugs. "Maybe all kids do that. Did you do that, too?" I shake my head. As the ...

Walls and cabinets are painted pale shades of green, living-room chairs sport orange and yellow prints. Velvety turquoise ottomans rest aside a gold table. Bold, multicolored art adorns the wall above ...