Taking the survey was a little bit frustrating because I can't put into words what one particular color means to me. I see a color and I like the color that's it. I don't have much a deep or emotional connection with a certain shade. It's just a shade I like. Half of my answers I named a color and the other half my answers were "none". For my favorite color is dark grey .Morning color was yellow,least favorite color was fuchsia, and the color for sexiness was dark blue, which I picked because I have a friend who looks really good in dark blue.
My choice that matched the results was for good luck, which was green and that was about it. I can't think of colors when I think about deity, being dependable, or pure. The ones I did feel good about was my choice of yellow for happy and green for good luck. I chose green for good luck because it of luck of the Irish, four leaf clover, and St. Patrick"s Day. Green, to me, has been the color for good luck, Now, with yellow for happy I can explain this choice. Yellow is the color of the sun and the sun shines bright to make everything around us grow. When the sun's out I see how pretty the grass is , how blue the sky is with or without clouds, and watching the children be happy as they play in the park without a care in the world. I walk down the street and notice things I haven't noticed before because I usually ride the bus but the sun makes me want to take a walk. I see a diner that I want to try or a bike path I make want to take a walk on. I see the flowers are blooming and don't get me started on the lakefront. I love to people watch and the lake seeing people enjoy themselves. I take a break from the stress and worry and just enjoy people, places, and things. I can live in the moment, I become more mindful. Yellow is also the color for tweety bird. My collection makes me happy.https://www.instagram.com/p/BSw-3RNh1ux/?taken-by=wondarawherry
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Above are the links to my happy and good luck photos)
The TedTalk gave me a sense that color has meaning and we have to figure what colors say to us and what's the emotional and intellectual connection. From the text we realize that choosing the right colors is important to express one's vision more clearly. Like when you make a sign, the colors have to work together to properly bring what you want to express to light. From the start I fought to give colors meaning but writing this blog makes me realize is that colors mean a lot.
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Monday, April 24, 2017
Monday, April 3, 2017
Art
https://www.instagram.com/p/BSbvqiQBazk/?taken-by=wondarawherry
The art that I chose is an oil painting by Shelby Keefe. (copy of link above) Of all the art work that I saw I could relate to this the most because pictures of nature seem to calm my nerves. I have alot of things going on like being a parent to an autistic child, caring for my mentally challenged sister, running a house, family members that I don't really trust. It can all be too much to handle. I need to get away and a trip to nature of any sort helps clear my mind and catch my breathe. Growing up I always loved going to the lake and look at the water and just focus on the movement of it. The water would have waves going back and forth that would put me in a mindset of peace and stillness. Looking up at the clear blue sky was a sense of wonder for me. I wish I could fly and go through all the clouds into whatever secret world would take me away from my current world. Then as I got older I would venture out on those bicycle paths in wooded areas. I would pretend that I was in the woods where trees were tall enough to touch the sky..
This painting is simple in the sense there are just enough colors that wouldn't blind you. I mean there isn't too many different colors that would distract you from noticing others things like how wide the water flows and how clouds have a pattern that draws you to the sky and see the mountains that look close but are really far away..I could just take a deep breathe and wish the feeling of at peace would last forever. This is a wonderful look at God's creation. Just beautiful.
The art that I chose is an oil painting by Shelby Keefe. (copy of link above) Of all the art work that I saw I could relate to this the most because pictures of nature seem to calm my nerves. I have alot of things going on like being a parent to an autistic child, caring for my mentally challenged sister, running a house, family members that I don't really trust. It can all be too much to handle. I need to get away and a trip to nature of any sort helps clear my mind and catch my breathe. Growing up I always loved going to the lake and look at the water and just focus on the movement of it. The water would have waves going back and forth that would put me in a mindset of peace and stillness. Looking up at the clear blue sky was a sense of wonder for me. I wish I could fly and go through all the clouds into whatever secret world would take me away from my current world. Then as I got older I would venture out on those bicycle paths in wooded areas. I would pretend that I was in the woods where trees were tall enough to touch the sky..
This painting is simple in the sense there are just enough colors that wouldn't blind you. I mean there isn't too many different colors that would distract you from noticing others things like how wide the water flows and how clouds have a pattern that draws you to the sky and see the mountains that look close but are really far away..I could just take a deep breathe and wish the feeling of at peace would last forever. This is a wonderful look at God's creation. Just beautiful.
Monday, March 27, 2017
Visual Literacy Blog 1
I took a picture of a small chapel at Marquette University that was built in honor of Joan of Arc. I would always walk about on the area of the campus to discover the various buildings the students would go to attend classes. I would look at the chapel like a big doll house just there for show. Then one day. a month ago I saw someone walk in. It never cross my mind to see if I could open the door. I went inside and found chairs and benches where people can pray or just sit and be quiet.
I could the warm of the chapel and I liked the quiet because I could sit and think. I was able to clear my head of most of the clutter that I had at the time. I looked at the candles and the stain glass windows that brought a sense of colorful joy to the space. Every now and then I go in ,after 10am, and try to find something to focus on and just open my mind to something new to appreciate. After watching the TED TALK I have learned to look at things beyond face value and try to find some meaning." Visual Literacy is the ability to construct meaning from images."
*I did take a picture of the chapel with my phone , but was not able to upload the picture. I had the picture in my Instagram account under wondarawherry.
This may sound weird ,but I can't think of a Joshua Tree Epiphany. I know I can't think of anything recent. The closet thing I can think of was a plant that was in my mom's garden. My mother loved to work in her garden. She planted greens, mustards, and collar greens. When she died people asked me if I would keep her garden up. I 'm not a gardener. That was my mom's thing. Then one day my aunt asked if I still had the "pork salad. " I was like the what ???!!. The pork salad was some type of plant that was like greens, but I never paid attention to it. When my aunt showed it to me it looked like a weed. To this day I still couldn't tell you want it looked like because I blocked it out of my mind. Friends and relatives would come by during the summer to see if grew back. I just let them look for it because they would find it faster than I would.
I could the warm of the chapel and I liked the quiet because I could sit and think. I was able to clear my head of most of the clutter that I had at the time. I looked at the candles and the stain glass windows that brought a sense of colorful joy to the space. Every now and then I go in ,after 10am, and try to find something to focus on and just open my mind to something new to appreciate. After watching the TED TALK I have learned to look at things beyond face value and try to find some meaning." Visual Literacy is the ability to construct meaning from images."
*I did take a picture of the chapel with my phone , but was not able to upload the picture. I had the picture in my Instagram account under wondarawherry.
This may sound weird ,but I can't think of a Joshua Tree Epiphany. I know I can't think of anything recent. The closet thing I can think of was a plant that was in my mom's garden. My mother loved to work in her garden. She planted greens, mustards, and collar greens. When she died people asked me if I would keep her garden up. I 'm not a gardener. That was my mom's thing. Then one day my aunt asked if I still had the "pork salad. " I was like the what ???!!. The pork salad was some type of plant that was like greens, but I never paid attention to it. When my aunt showed it to me it looked like a weed. To this day I still couldn't tell you want it looked like because I blocked it out of my mind. Friends and relatives would come by during the summer to see if grew back. I just let them look for it because they would find it faster than I would.
Friday, September 9, 2016
As I have said before in earlier blogs I want to grow and be a more balanced person. I have been having trouble when it comes to stress. I'm running around trying to figure out how to be everything to everybody. There have been when I go to a quiet spot and just scream my head off because it gets to be to much. So I came across this vlog by health advocate Kris Carr. My morning routine has been getting up, bath, get dress and out the door. I sometimes forget breakfast because I'm too busy wanting to get the day over with. I came across Carr's vlog when I was trying to find her segment on Supersoul Sunday on YouTube. Vlog #1 is about how she starts her day.
https://youtu.be/YWUOY7F2OII
https://youtu.be/YWUOY7F2OII
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Friday, September 2, 2016
Thursday, September 1, 2016
This post will be about my focus of my blog. My blog will be about growth. When I say growth I mean being more content with my self. I have been ignoring my personal needs for a long time and I'm just tired. There are days when I don't want to get out of bed or I walk around just empty and spiritually lost. I was taught that thinking about my needs was being selfish and was made to feel ashamed. So I kept my feelings to my self and I just ate, and stopped working out, and kept to myself. The result is a woman in her forties who sometimes doesn't like to look at herself in the mirror. I've been trying to figure out how I let this happen. I would say LIFE. I had a child and later discovered she has autism. My mom died and now I care for my older sister because she has the mind of a child. I'm stressed most of the time because I feel pulled in all kinds of directions because certain people in my life don't care about me; they want me to be someone else. Well. change starts today. I need to get off the ferris wheel and get back to some sanity. One day at a time. I just need to to figure out where to start.
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