At the botanical garden in Santa Barbara, California, I stumbled upon this spiral labyrinth with a seating feature. Different than a maze since, it is not meant to offer different paths but a place to meditate while walking to the center and back. This configuration reminded me of the Fibonacci series of numbering I had embedded in a spiral over and around the image of a nautilus shell I had digitally imaged. This shell is also a representation of the Fibonacci series. The Fibonacci numerical sequence is created by adding the two numbers preceding it. For instance, 0 + 1=1. From there the numbers continue on to infinity, 0,1,1,2,3,5,8,13, etc. This configuration is found often in nature, like this nautilus shell and also in the center of sunflower.

These daily studio notes lead toward my 2026 solo exhibitions in New York City and  Poughkeepsie, NY.