Intuitive Art Collage Assemblages
Exploring Elements Color and Texture
Fiber Art Mixed Media Collage Assemblages created combining natural driftwood, shells, beads, upcycled and recycled materials, yarns, embroidery, lace and woven textiles and paint on canvas. Artistic development is ever changing, as much as the world around us changes. These Elemental Art Pieces have evolved as connection of creativity and spiritual expression.
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![]() At the Dartmouth Cultural Center, Dartmouth, Massachusetts
August 26th-September 17, 2022 "Greater Than The Sum of Its Parts" Galatea Fine Art, Boston, MA July 31-August 27, 2023 |
On Exhibit at Gallery X , New Bedford, Massachusetts
"Roomful of Blue" February 8 through March 5, 2023 |
Exhibited at the Dartmouth Cultural Center, Dartmouth, Massachusetts August 26th-September 17, 2022
Color Meaning & Symbolism
Red represents vitality, energy, strength, power, dominance, stimulating, health, heart, action, innovation, motivation, passion, humor, fame, a Feng Shui Fire Element, the rising Sun, the Southern compass direction and the number 9, with gemstones red jasper, carnelian, garnet, ruby, the season of Summer and astrological signs Aquarius, Leo, Capricorn, January, July, Archangel Uriel, Root or Spine First Chakra, Imbolc, Valentine’s Day, planet Mars, Day of the week Tuesday
Orange is associated with communication, confidence, understanding, justice, intuition, independence, strength & creativity, a Feng Shui Fire Earth Element connected to the Southwest compass direction, relationships and the number 2, design elements of squares and cubes and gemstone carnelian, Sacrel Abdomen Second Chakra, Leo, Sagittarius, planet Mercury, Day of the week Wednesday
Yellow or Gold is associated with mental development, clarity, mind power, intellect, optimism, enlightenment, hope, illumination, inspiration, inventiveness, wealth, creativity, strength, energy, love and fertility, Feng Shui Sun Earth or Metal elements, round shapes, Autumn season, compass directions West, Northwest, Number 7 or 6, aventurine yellow or citrine, saffron, amber, Archangel Jophiel, Oshun, Osun, Solar Plexus Third Chakra, Taurus & Libra, planet Mercury, day of the week Sunday
Peach is a color of devotion, often symbolic of immortality
Pink is a color of purity, calm, serenity, sensitivity, empathy, love and kindness, compassion, affections, relationships, romance and sensuality, sweetness, associated with the Southwest compass direction, Springtime, gemstones rose quartz, rhodonite, sandstone, Archangel Chamuel, planet Venus, Tuesday or Friday, Heart Chakra, Femininity
Purple is a combination color bringing in elements of both blue and red for vitality, motivation, energizer, spiritual protection & guidance, spirituality, wisdom, memory, intelligence, communication, gemstone amethyst, associated with the Southeast compass direction and the astrological signs Pisces Capricorn, Gemini & Sagittarius, often a valued color as it is rare in natural form used as a color of wealth and royalty, Archangel Zadkiel and mercy, Crown or Head Seventh Chakra, planets Mercury, Saturn & Jupiter, Saturday & Thursday
Blue is a color of mystery, patience, spiritual, rebuilding, sincerity, trust, clarity, insight, introspection, meditation, positive energy, good fortune, beginnings, wisdom, opportunity, fidelity a Feng Shui Water Element, connected with the compass direction North, season winter, magic number 1, flowing designs and waves, associated with topaz, lapis, sodalite, chalcedony, sapphire, turquoise & Indigo, astrological signs Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, months of May, September, December, Archangel Michael, Throat and Third Eye Fifth and Sixth Chakras, planets Jupiter & Moon, days Wednesday & Thursday
Green is associated with success, progress, prosperity, renewal, growth, health, wisdom, inner vision, balance, harmony, wellness, creativity, courage, luck, hope trust, security, a Feng Shui Natural Wood element connected to the East, often represented by plants and striped designs, number 3, gemstones jade, jasper, chrysoprase, peridot, aventurine green, malachite, calcite, emeralds, and astrological signs of Gemini, Virgo, Cancer & Aquarius, May, August, Archangel Raphael, Heart Fourth Chakra, planets Venus & Mercury, Friday
Brown is a color of stability, safety, security, reliability, endurance, generosity, concentration, honesty, wholesome, nurturing grounding earthiness, a Feng Shui Earth Wood Element associated with the compass direction East, the Number 3, and Health, astrological signs Scorpio & Capricorn
Beige is dependable, calming, neutral, a Feng Shui Earth Element connected to the compass directions Northeast and Southeast, numbers 8 or 2 and relationships and knowledge.
Gray is grounding, mysterious, soothing, sometimes a protection color, like smoky quartz and slate, a Feng Shui Water or Metal element, planet Mercury, Wednesday
Black absorbs colors, is considered a protection color, deflects energy, and is grounding, authoritative, formal, a Feng Shui Water or Metal Element associated with the North, number 1, Career and Journeys, gemstones tourmaline, obsidian, jet, onyx, astrological sign of Scorpio, planet Saturn, day Saturday
White is associated with peace, purity, illumination, enlightenment, cleansing, new beginnings, safety, freedom, an Air Element or Feng Shui Metal Element, Compass Directions West or Northwest, Number 6 or 7, often represented by selenite, alabaster, moonstone and pearls, astrological signs: June, Cancer, Pisces, Archangel Gabriel, the Moon, Monday
Red represents vitality, energy, strength, power, dominance, stimulating, health, heart, action, innovation, motivation, passion, humor, fame, a Feng Shui Fire Element, the rising Sun, the Southern compass direction and the number 9, with gemstones red jasper, carnelian, garnet, ruby, the season of Summer and astrological signs Aquarius, Leo, Capricorn, January, July, Archangel Uriel, Root or Spine First Chakra, Imbolc, Valentine’s Day, planet Mars, Day of the week Tuesday
Orange is associated with communication, confidence, understanding, justice, intuition, independence, strength & creativity, a Feng Shui Fire Earth Element connected to the Southwest compass direction, relationships and the number 2, design elements of squares and cubes and gemstone carnelian, Sacrel Abdomen Second Chakra, Leo, Sagittarius, planet Mercury, Day of the week Wednesday
Yellow or Gold is associated with mental development, clarity, mind power, intellect, optimism, enlightenment, hope, illumination, inspiration, inventiveness, wealth, creativity, strength, energy, love and fertility, Feng Shui Sun Earth or Metal elements, round shapes, Autumn season, compass directions West, Northwest, Number 7 or 6, aventurine yellow or citrine, saffron, amber, Archangel Jophiel, Oshun, Osun, Solar Plexus Third Chakra, Taurus & Libra, planet Mercury, day of the week Sunday
Peach is a color of devotion, often symbolic of immortality
Pink is a color of purity, calm, serenity, sensitivity, empathy, love and kindness, compassion, affections, relationships, romance and sensuality, sweetness, associated with the Southwest compass direction, Springtime, gemstones rose quartz, rhodonite, sandstone, Archangel Chamuel, planet Venus, Tuesday or Friday, Heart Chakra, Femininity
Purple is a combination color bringing in elements of both blue and red for vitality, motivation, energizer, spiritual protection & guidance, spirituality, wisdom, memory, intelligence, communication, gemstone amethyst, associated with the Southeast compass direction and the astrological signs Pisces Capricorn, Gemini & Sagittarius, often a valued color as it is rare in natural form used as a color of wealth and royalty, Archangel Zadkiel and mercy, Crown or Head Seventh Chakra, planets Mercury, Saturn & Jupiter, Saturday & Thursday
Blue is a color of mystery, patience, spiritual, rebuilding, sincerity, trust, clarity, insight, introspection, meditation, positive energy, good fortune, beginnings, wisdom, opportunity, fidelity a Feng Shui Water Element, connected with the compass direction North, season winter, magic number 1, flowing designs and waves, associated with topaz, lapis, sodalite, chalcedony, sapphire, turquoise & Indigo, astrological signs Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces, months of May, September, December, Archangel Michael, Throat and Third Eye Fifth and Sixth Chakras, planets Jupiter & Moon, days Wednesday & Thursday
Green is associated with success, progress, prosperity, renewal, growth, health, wisdom, inner vision, balance, harmony, wellness, creativity, courage, luck, hope trust, security, a Feng Shui Natural Wood element connected to the East, often represented by plants and striped designs, number 3, gemstones jade, jasper, chrysoprase, peridot, aventurine green, malachite, calcite, emeralds, and astrological signs of Gemini, Virgo, Cancer & Aquarius, May, August, Archangel Raphael, Heart Fourth Chakra, planets Venus & Mercury, Friday
Brown is a color of stability, safety, security, reliability, endurance, generosity, concentration, honesty, wholesome, nurturing grounding earthiness, a Feng Shui Earth Wood Element associated with the compass direction East, the Number 3, and Health, astrological signs Scorpio & Capricorn
Beige is dependable, calming, neutral, a Feng Shui Earth Element connected to the compass directions Northeast and Southeast, numbers 8 or 2 and relationships and knowledge.
Gray is grounding, mysterious, soothing, sometimes a protection color, like smoky quartz and slate, a Feng Shui Water or Metal element, planet Mercury, Wednesday
Black absorbs colors, is considered a protection color, deflects energy, and is grounding, authoritative, formal, a Feng Shui Water or Metal Element associated with the North, number 1, Career and Journeys, gemstones tourmaline, obsidian, jet, onyx, astrological sign of Scorpio, planet Saturn, day Saturday
White is associated with peace, purity, illumination, enlightenment, cleansing, new beginnings, safety, freedom, an Air Element or Feng Shui Metal Element, Compass Directions West or Northwest, Number 6 or 7, often represented by selenite, alabaster, moonstone and pearls, astrological signs: June, Cancer, Pisces, Archangel Gabriel, the Moon, Monday