Saturday 31 August 2013

What's your Mood? Yippee we're back!!

Heidi's Mood, September 2013

My sketch book’s theme is, “What’s your mood?”
My first piece is a reflection of my mood this fall. With my second daughter, Abby, getting ready to graduate this year, Jim and I are bracing ourselves for the next chapter. I chose ambers, golds and yellows to express my mood, based on the chart below that I found online from another quilter’s site. Some days I’m nervous and unsettled, some optimistic and accepting of our coming experiences sans girls. Feeling nostalgic and reflective, I added a gold threaded trim that I made from a scarf that the girls used to play with. The scarf still rests in our dress-up box, long forgotten (minus it's trim!).

Found at: http://daintytime.net/2010/06/16/mod-mood-quilt-1/
Color perception and our reactions to color are subjective. They are shaped through our personal experience as well as our cultural environment. Below is a list of colors and some of the emotional mind states associated with them. Notice how colors can have both positive and negative associations.
BLACK: tense, nervous, harassed, over-worked, emptiness, void, mystery, allure, fascination, independent, strength
GREY: anxieties, nervous, strained, depressed, forbearance, perseverance, patience, reflection
AMBER-GOLD: nervous, mixed emotions, unsettled, warm, rich
LIME GREEN: excited, anticipation, new growth, perceptive, motivated,
GREEN: average reading, active, not under great stress, growth, abundance, prosperity, gratitude, hope, satisfaction, contentment, fertile, envy, greed, jealous, heart chakra
BLUE-GREEN: charged but relaxed, calm, dynamic, refreshed, tranquil, patience, cool, motivated, fussy, egocentric
BLUE: relaxed, at ease, calm, lovable, sincerity, peace, tranquility, faith, trust, truthful, sad, arrogant, throat chakra
DARK-BLUE: very happy, love, romance, dignity, integrity, intuition, knowledge, fantasy, wishful thinking, third eye chakra
WHITE: frustrated, cold, confused, bored, vacant, bare, peace, innocence, purity, open, faith
BROWN: earth, comforting, nurturing, stable, grounded, cozy, secure, elegant, fertile, humble
BRONZE: jitters, anticipation, restless thoughts,
YELLOW: imaginative, wondering, ok feeling, optimism, understanding, cheerful, motivated, curious, self-assured, productive, solar chakra
ORANGE: stimulating, ideas, creativity, daring, wants, joy, enthusiasm, sexuality, busy, bright, cheerful, naval chakra
RED: excited, energized, adventurous, ready to go, passion, courage, power, will, desire, anger, root chakra
PINK: fear, uncertain, love, affection, harmony, gentleness
PURPLE: sensual, clarity, purpose is known, wisdom, spirituality, passion, meditative, awareness, crown chakra

Monday 26 August 2013

In The Distance...

My Theme:
It is where the moon is, it is where that train whistle is coming from, it is the time when we get to take the trip to Hong Kong Disney, and it is where Gramma and Grampa live - all of these things are in the distance.  We use this phrase a lot with our little O.G.G.  It helps.   All these things exist.  They are things that we will experience up close again, even if not this second.

Sketch 1:
In the distance, we plan to experience what we are now calling our "Year of Adventure."  We will take the year to follow our passions, to hike, to kayak, to learn (but not from a textbook).  We will travel the US going from city to city, studying their histories and drinking their beers.  We'll spend entire days biking and entire days reading.  We'll practice our Spanish and our Ukulele.  We'll play, we'll eat well and we will savour each day...in the distance.


Learned:
I used illustrator and Photoshop.  I learned about clipping masks and putting effects onto those clipping masks.