A ribbon runs through it
How did I miss this? It’s one of those moments of realization that stops me in my tracks. I’m in the Nashville airport and am seeing something -- correct that: noticing something – for the first time, literally under my feet. To explain, let me dial back a day. I just completed a gig here that required me to incorporate an image the client had previous created – a lotus blossom with something like meandering vapor trails emanating from the flower. Knowing I couldn’t reproduce those wisps in markers, I opted to add drawn ribbons that flowed and twisted across each board. Perhaps no one recognized what I was doing. But the effect seemed to work well, linking the design across the multiple images. This morning, with time to fill before my return flight, I decided to walk around the airport. And suddenly, I see ribbons everywhere! Embedded in the floor, they wind through every hallway. They weave around pillars, intersecting with each other almost playfully. Not once during...
