Thanks for joining me on the Modern Mood Quilt Craft-along as we explore and manifest our summertime emotions. Let’s go!
Step 1: Create YOUR mood color chart
A: Organize your fabulous collection of fabrics by color. You don’t have to limit your chart to only solid or hand-dyed fabrics. Prints, batiks, plaids are all welcome. Just sort them according to their dominant color. You don’t have to make a color wheel out of them but you can if you want!
B: Get centered {stay tuned for a future post on mind-tools for being creatively present} and be present to the associations and feelings that arise in response to each color group. Let your eyes feast and your heart open. Immerse yourself in the hues of emotion and memory. Does blue make you sad? relaxed? intuitive? Why? Take some time to write about your discoveries.
Color perception & associations
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. You can use the list below as a starting point, but as you tap into your subjective experience of color create a mood-color chart specific to your internal responses.
- 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
In Step 2 we will identify our emotional mix for the day and choose the colors that match our mood.
How do you respond to and use color in your work and life? What did you learn about your responses to color after making your color-mood chart? Share your surprises, satisfactions, dissatisfactions, and discoveries! Post your chart at the Mod-Mood Quilt Flickr pool.
Do you have a book? If so, where can we purchase it?
Ann
I have a guest coming in a week that has been a friend for 30 years however, our lives have gone in different directions and I am not feeling the same connection to her as I once did. It doesn’t help that she is not one of my husband’s favorite people. Today, I am feeling anxious and irritated. My twin boys are home from school (first day) and the house is a mess (we moved 4 months ago). My friend has strong opinions and has no qualms about saying whatever is on her mind. I am trying to focus on what the new boundaries need to be if our frienship is to survive.
I just stumbled upon your site and I really want to try this method of “mood” quilting…I am going through some trying times and am feeling emotions a lot…perhaps this will become a discovery and healing process for me….May I join in?? Julierose
Of course! Jump in anytime. Keep me posted on how it goes. You can post your progress pictures on the mod-mood quilt flickr group. Can’t wait to see what you do!
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I’m pondering how to start this method of quilt. I’ve done this kind of thing by make grandmothers fan patterns. What I’m having trouble with is first identifying what I’m feeling (mood) then how to match it with a color.
For instance paranoia: Black or grey?
Mental torments:
Apathy:
Rejection:
Feeling stuck:
Pure of heart:
Focus on heavenly things:
Thanks
Good question Lindie. Lots of folks choose to skip this part of the quilt along but I think using your moods to guide your color choices in an intentional way will bring surprising results.
Get in touch with the feelings you are having in the moment and remember they are more likely mixed. I like to try and feel each feeling separately, if I have enough clarity, and then pick colors for that feeling. Be intuitive. While you are in touch with the feeling look at your fabrics and see which colors resonate the most and choose them.
You might want to keep a log of your feelings and the colors you choose to match. Later on you can evaluate your choices over time to see if patterns emerge. For example when you are feeling depressed to you like to choose bright colors to mask or counter the depressive feelings or do you delve into the darkest dark. Maybe bright flashy colors match your depression and cool dark colors provide comfort? Everyone is different so there isn’t a right or wrong. Just jump in!
sounds interesting. tried to subscribe to your newsletter, but got a really funky page. will try again….
i just love color and how they work together.
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