I use a whiteboard to scribble out the thoughts that are getting in the way of the thoughts that I need to represent on paper. This is a fragment of my thinking.
My friend, Jeanie Sundland, introduced me to the book, “Divine Proportion: PHI In Art, Nature, and Science” by Priya Hemenway (2005). I have long been fascinated by the Nautilus spiral, and the construction of the proportion of the radiating line in relation to the size of the spiral. It’s all the more interesting to me, because I have a quirky, innate sense of proportion: I cannot draw photographically correct representations of life; I have such a strong sense of proportion in terms of composition that it feels hardwired in my brain. I am using geometry, the Fibonacci number sequence, and drawing processes to help me construct my papers, to inform the writing process. I honestly can’t think of any other way to do it.
