Water on the corners, too, flowing into the nine patch. Little waves and ripples. Water looks black if you look down on it, especially moory water like Loch Ness. This is why black and dark blue are associated with water, "kan", in Chinese mythology. Seen from afar, the water surface reflects the light which will bring us to the Ba Gua chapter "serene", "dui". This is metal element, due to its look like silver. None of these patches in my quilt will be free from the other elements because there is constant exchange between them. Here, added to white for metal, there is yellow for earth, light blue and green for wood, and a little red for fire.
4 comments:
a beautiful combination.
Since Thursday "Ba-Gua, referring to the 8 basic signs of the I-Ging Chinese oracle book. This one is "Water", connected to danger, black color, fish, kidneys, fear and pride." you dive into meaning deeper and deeper,taking us with you. I'm loving this quilt...already looking forward to the seven other elements to come!
Thank you! Ms., I'm still looking for symbols for the center square, or have to print them. This might slow down my work.
oh, my - how peaceful.
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