Colored Into Carpe Diem is a storybook-style memoir about love, loss, and the creative bond between a mother and daughter. After the death of her mother, artist Cynthia Emerlye, a daughter turns to memory, art, and storytelling to navigate grief and honor a legacy shaped by beauty and care.

Blending lyrical prose with visual art, the book reflects on how creativity can offer comfort, meaning, and continuity, revealing how love continues to speak through what we create.