I got a new print (the dog in the white frame, by Travis Louie), and brought two prints that been living downstairs up, so I decided to redo my gallery wall in my office. I had one really large print amidst a lot of smaller pieces, and the balance didn’t feel quite right. Also, I wanted to fit some more pieces in. Theme-wise I wanted to pull the girls out and make the wall all about Beasts.
Here’s before:
It’s not perfect and I’ll probably wind up moving stuff around again, but it’s all part of the fun. (Edit: adjusted more the same evening.) I’ve realized how impactful visual cues are to me, and mixing up the art around me helps me notice it again.
I think writing a book is a little like hanging a gallery wall. You want all the pieces to complement each other. No outliers that draw too much attention. A cohesive whole made up of lots of different elements that are also good on their own. Sometimes a piece will be great but you realize it just doesn’t work with the rest.
