Random Shapes
Abstract elements
Deeper truths
Harmony through order
Abstract forms can lead viewers to a higher state of being.
“Everything is expressed through relationships.” – Piet Mondrian
Hummer
Environmental influences
Radiation wavelengths
Color in black
The color we see is a result of which wavelengths are reflected back to our eyes.
“Color is the place where our brain and the universe meet.” – Paul Klee
Bodie Island Lighthouse
Original first-order
Fresnel lens
To cast light
The lighthouse is just south of Nags Head, a few miles before Oregon Inlet.
“Lighthouses don’t go running all over an island looking for boats to save; they just stand there shining.” – Anne Lamott
Barn Lighthouse
Navigational aid
Warning signal
Entrance marker
To warn mariners of dangerous shallows and perilous rocky coasts to help guide vessels safely into and out of shelter.
“I feel that we’re all lighthouses, and my job is to shine my light as brightly as I can to the darkness.” – Jim Carrey
White Goods
1935 Maytag
Model 30
Wringer washer
The Maytag Washing Machine Company was founded in 1893 by businessman Frederick Maytag.
“Ol’ Lonely’s predicament is testimony to the durability and reliability of Maytag appliances. Now if only he had something to do with his days.” – Vincent R. Vassolo
Conservatory Misting
Glass roof and walls
Permanent enclosed
Climate-controlled structure
This greenhouse for growing or displaying plants is periodically enveloped in a water vapor.
“A classical domed Conservatory is the only one of its kind in the mid-Atlantic.” – Dyan Stanley
Subjective Experience
Rigid objectivity
Perfect representation
Fleeting details
Reality is not a static, objective entity, but rather a dynamic interplay of light, color, and atmosphere, constantly shifting with our perception.
“The camera introduces us to unconscious optics as does psychoanalysis to unconscious impulses.” – Walter Benjamin
National Pride
Universal values
Sense of belonging
Collective action
A legitimate government derives from the consent of the governed.
“Given a multitude of rational beings requiring universal laws for their preservation, but each of whom is secretly inclined to exempt himself from them, to establish a constitution in such a way that, although their private intentions conflict, they check each other, with the result that their public conduct is the same as if they had no such intentions.” – Immanuel Kant
The Nurtury
All-natural
Well-being
Thru consultations
This is where nature, science and magic meet.
“This family-owned shop is magical and exudes peacefulness and serenity. I bought some crystals and hope to return soon.” – Mary Jane Foley-Hostetler
Secret Lives
Mannequin
Photographer
Fan
Fashion is projected from a used clothing store window out of a reflected street.
“Man is not what he thinks he is, he is what he hides.” – André Malraux