Getting ideas...

It looks like I've been missing here for a few days! Been "out of pocket" as they say. Went down to work on David J and Cheryl's column and fireplace. It's going to look very interesting when complete. They have such creative ideas. We're doing a design similar to a Celtic knot type carving but with a few nuances like on a stone look instead of on wood for example.

I rode my bike on some traffic-free streets around Lake Lanier Thursday. It was beautiful and very enjoyable. I want to do this more regularly. I love being in beautiful outdoor settings like that. Playing golf is another example of it.

Yesterday I looked through at least 500 websites about faux finish to see what the latest trends are on the web as far as design. I picked out about 100 I thought had at least one feature I loved that was the professional level I like. I noticed I really felt relieved whenever I visited a site that had some text with its graphics. I'm thinking about why the text was so grounding. Right now I believe it is because it keeps my mind from having to guess or wonder about the image. If I have a question, the answer is right there. I like that.

I'm pretty excited about the class schedule campaign I have designed for the six month class series at PTTF. It looks different than anything I saw on any of the sites I reviewed. I like that.