What color is your...

[lunamoth]

Originally Posted by Scarlet Pimpernel

Heh, no, I'd say scarlet is more the color of my personality...and my hair.
I like this idea of yours - will we all get to see it when it's done?

It is still in the planning stages. Actually, the full idea is to use my quilt pieces to make tote bags, rather than big quilts. I am just beginning and I like to make smaller things, yet still have them be useful. I have a digitial camera so when I complete one I'll take a picture and post it.

cheers,
lunamoth

[InLove]

Hi--Peace to All Here

Thanks for directing me here, lunamoth. I have enjoyed reading through this thread! I especially enjoyed Wil's response, because I believe that there are colors we do not know. Maybe they were here on earth at one time, or maybe they have yet to be revealed. So, ummm...can you make one up?

Other than that, all I can say is that after a very electric blue, there may be an indescribable white--shimmering, stainless, and eternal.

InPeace,
InLove

[Eudaimonist]

Originally Posted by lunamoth

So, what color is your religion, or spirituality? Why?

May I choose two?

Green and gold.

Green for what we have first nature -- one's life, talents, capacities, health, and natural growth and development.

Gold for what comes second nature -- the progressive actualization of one's daimon, one's ideal or target of self-perfection.


eudaimonia,

M.

[lunamoth]

Originally Posted by Eudaimonist

May I choose two?

Green and gold.

Green for what we have first nature -- one's life, talents, capacities, health, and natural growth and development.

Gold for what comes second nature -- the progressive actualization of one's daimon, one's ideal or target of self-perfection.


eudaimonia,

M.

You most certainly may choose two--thank you for the input. Green and gold is a beautiful combination. Also, welcome to CR.

lunamoth

[AletheiaRivers]

Originally Posted by Eudaimonist

Gold for what comes second nature -- the progressive actualization of one's daimon, one's ideal or target of self-perfection.

Is that from James Hillman by any chance? Daimon?


Luna: Green and deep blue, for the color of the cosmos and the color of the earth.

[Eudaimonist]

Originally Posted by AletheiaRivers

Is that from James Hillman by any chance? Daimon?

James Hillman? I'm afraid that I've never heard of him.

I've googled him. Hm, I see that he is associated with Jungian psychology. Very interesting. I may have to investigate him further. He may be a fellow traveller. Thank you for bringing him to my attention.


eudaimonia,

M.

[lunamoth]

Originally Posted by AletheiaRivers

Is that from James Hillman by any chance? Daimon?


Luna: Green and deep blue, for the color of the cosmos and the color of the earth.

Thank you Allie--it will make a great patch, perhaps a green circle on a deep blue background?


Also, to anyone who is interested, I have pretty much figured out my basic design for the tote bags. I'm making them in two sizes, both of them with bookophiles in mind. The larger is 12" x 9" X 6" for hard covers and the smaller is 10" x 7.5 x 4 for paperbacks. Each will have pockets for pens, cell phone, and note-pads, lined with canvas for sturdiness and the outside is pieced fabric with all the patches like a quilt for the front and back. I'm working on perfecting my quilting skills now since I've never done this before. I have this idea that if I get good enough at these I can sell them through book stores and churches. Not really looking for a profit, but I think it will add to the fun and sense of accomplishment with this. Besides, there's only so many of these things I can unload on my family.

Thank you all for your creative input and I hope that I will have some results to share with you soon. As I work on my sewing skills I also am collecting scraps of all the colors suggested, which also makes it fun, like a treasure hunt finding just the right colors.

luna

[theocritus]

This is a very interesting thread. For Taoism I would have to say greens and light browns. Wouldn't be able to pin point any one color. These colors are my personal choice and I've always been fond of them.

/theo

[kiwimac]

The colours say rather more about us than about the religion we associate them with.

Kiwimac

[lunamoth]

Originally Posted by kiwimac

The colours say rather more about us than about the religion we associate them with.

Kiwimac

Perhaps true Kiwi, and if so then my work will remind me of all of you, which is much better than all of religion.

~ luna

[InLove]

I am going to need one of those bags, my friend . See you in the PM's about it soon!

(By the way, I posted on this thread before, but I cannot find the post here--I have looked and looked! Hmmm....maybe someone else sees it? It was on 4-10.)

InPeace,
InLove

(Edited to add: Okay, I finally found the other post, but it wasn't easy! I hope you saw it, Luna...)

[lunamoth]

Originally Posted by InLove

I am going to need one of those bags, my friend . See you in the PM's about it soon!

(By the way, I posted on this thread before, but I cannot find the post here--I have looked and looked! Hmmm....maybe someone else sees it? It was on 4-10.)

InPeace,
InLove

(Edited to add: Okay, I finally found the other post, but it wasn't easy! I hope you saw it, Luna...)

I did see your post! So sorry I did not acknowledge it at the time. Guess I was distracted by something. Brilliant blue and white is energetic and makes me think of heaven, for some reason. And you most certainly can have one when I am finished! It will be my pleasure to make one special for you dear Debora. As I said, I've made a few of them now, but I need to get better at the quilting part (my mom said she would help when I visit her next month) and I am still collecting the colors. I hope I can put everyone's visions into reality!

luna

[lunamoth]

Originally Posted by theocritus

This is a very interesting thread. For Taoism I would have to say greens and light browns. Wouldn't be able to pin point any one color. These colors are my personal choice and I've always been fond of them.

/theo

Hello theocritis, welcome to CR. I do like those earth tones too. Along with blue they have been coming up frequently. I'm actually seeeing a finished piece that has blues on the bottom, browns and greens, and then more blues on the top for an 'earth' theme.

Thank you!
lunamoth

[Eudaimonist]

Here's why green and gold:



The symbol above, which can be taken as symbolic of my philosophical path, carries with it the meanings I mentioned before.


eudaimonia,

M.

[pohaikawahine]

I first wanted to say the colors of the rainbow because the "path of the night rainbow" is important in the ancient ways of Hawaii nei .... but the more I thought about it, I think I would go with "lipo" which ia a deep shady forest, deep water in the sea, blue, black or dark from the depth of a cavern, or from the depth of the sea, deep, bottomless as the ocean or "lipolipo" which is great depth of the ocean so as to appear blue or black .... our chant of creation is called the "kumulipo" which means "the source" or can be translated "kumu" (teacher) of the "lipo" (deep ocean or source) .... the "lipo" can be accessed through deep meditation .... so "lipo" it is .... he hawai'i au, pohaikawahine