by Margaret | Oct 26, 2020 | Words |
Plans this summer would have had us on a road trip. The destination was to visit family with stops along the way to see friends and some favorite places from when Urbana, Illinois was our hometown. For now we are looking forward to rescheduling the trip. Instead of...
by Wayne Stratz | Apr 17, 2019 | Words |
Be Giving:(in the words of the client)”Years ago, I met Wayne Stratz of Nutmeg Designs via the world of my blog. Wayne reached out to share his passion for Ignatian spirituality. Throughout our email exchanges, I learned that he and his wife, Margaret, both have...
by Wayne Stratz | May 28, 2018 | Words |
… joyously unrestrained and enthusiastic. Who comes to mind? Clearly not a word that fits the majority. A special word indeed. But a friend and client clearly thought this was the best word to give in appreciation for an act of hospitality. We don’t use...
by Margaret | Oct 10, 2017 | Words |
The initial idea (which led to our first multi-colored word) led to a back and forth flow of messages. Pink was important. The words were paramount. An iridescent background was desired. Red-orange was to be avoided. At one point she also told us about her job working...
by Wayne Stratz | Sep 4, 2015 | Words |
I wanted to experiment with a few things. I had not created a stained glass panel of a word in the font, Chelsea Studio, used in most of our recent word mosaic signs. How would the design flow around the letters? How would word show up if used in clear glass? As a...
by Wayne Stratz | Aug 2, 2015 | Words |
In the 1980’s as a student of biology, I learned about thermodynamics. A system left to its own would naturally flow to chaos. I love the behavior of slime molds as they mock thermodynamics when all the individuals form an intelligent massive cell with many...
