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| 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
