The Secret Chord

 I had trouble coming up with a strong design for this prompt.  To me, Japanese textiles are stunning examples of harmony, but they are perfect the way they are.  I could just display some fabrics without doing anything more to them, but I think that would be cheating.  :)  And when I tried to come up with a design of my own, it was all too easy for "harmonious" to slide off into "boring."

Finally I decided to translate a piece of music into colors and textures.  I chose the Leonard Cohen song Hallelujah, because its chord changes would provide some movement to a composition.

For each note of the scale, I chose the color that represents how I visualize it.  (This is based on their placement on a piano keyboard and not on their tone; it would be interesting to know if I ever had a piano instruction book that used these colors!)

The musical scale as I visualize it.

Then those colors formed triads that each represented a chord.  

This group represents A minor.

I added some decorative machine stitching for the flow of the music, and fused the blocks to some beautiful silk columns.

"The Secret Chord"

I feel that this does capture the idea of harmony, but it isn't as strong a piece as I would like.  It would benefit from being arranged with a beautiful vase and a branch of orchids!  :)

To read more about how I made this, you can visit my home blog, Deep in the Heart of Textiles.