Color Theory 19 - Green

In the last episode of Color and Meaning we explored the color Yellow.  I had a poll at the end of that post asking about how you use yellow in your fiber art or quilting. Here are the results:

For this little series I am focusing on the primaries in the Munsell color system: red, yellow, green ,blue and purple. Next up is

Green

Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which it’s loveliness arises.

Pedro Calderon de la Barca 

If your knees aren't green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.

Bill Watterson

 

If you refuse to be made straight when you are green, you will not be made straight when you are dry.

African proverb

Green no longer just a color. Green is also a verb. You can’t even look at a green object without imposing ecological meaning on the object. It is associated with nature in all cultures. Of course, in the US it’s also the color of money. In the light spectrum that is visible to the human eye, green occupies the most space and there are more shades of green than any other color. Greens range from chartreuse to kelly green to blue-greens. Aqua is a blend of blue and green.

Green is universally seen as a color of safety and the green light is the “all’s clear” signal in all cultures.

Green is the second most popular color, behind blue, but it was the favorite of our 1^st president, George Washington.

There are a wide variety of shades of greens and just about as many meanings. Some greens are soothing and relaxing while others convey sickness and negativity.

Positive meanings:

Safety

Nature

Tranquility

Healing

Peace

Luck

Fertility

Renewal

 

Negative meanings:

Sickness

Envy

Greed

 

The Irish consider green to be lucky

Jade, in China, represents virtue

In Scotland, green is worn as a mark of honor

In religion, green is the color of resurrection and regeneration

 

Green phrases:

Green light

Green thumb

Greener pastures

Green horn

Pea green with envy

Green around the gills

Go green

Greenbacks

In quilting, green is everywhere. There are bright greens, hunter greens, pea greens, aqua greens and everything in between. It seems that every masculine quilt has either blues or greens as the primary color and you can’t make a nature-inspired quilt without including green.

How do you use green? You can check all that apply.

 

How do you use green in your quilts?
	I have more green than any other color in my stash.
	I hate green and avoid it like the plague.
	It's not my favorite color but I do use a lot of it.
	I seem to include some green in all of my quilts.
	My favorite greens are bright, vibrant greens.
	My favorite greens are dark forest and pine greens.
	My favorite greens are the pea and olive greens.
	My favorite greens are soft, pastel greens.
	I love all of them!
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Comments

[Giggles]

I seem to have a hard time making quilts that aren't green, yellow, and blue.