stillhouette – type, photography and other good stuff

I’m sitting at Cutters Point Coffee in San Diego, thinking about spaces. There is something about this table I’m at right now that makes me want to have deep, heart-to-heart conversations with good friends. I don’t know if it’s the latte I’m drinking/scone I’m eating, or the table of elderly regulars chatting at the table that is reserved daily for them, but something about this place seems built for sharing.

The movie Inception was filled with a lot of of good stuff, but one of the things I’ve been thinking a lot about recently is the reliance of the architect on the dreamer (and vice versa). The architect creates a structure, but it is incomplete until the dreamer fills it in with his own details, drawn from life experiences and beliefs. The dreamer, however, could not dream to his full potential, without the architect creating the structure and space for him to fill. As someone who is thinking about how to create space for others to dream and create, this shows itself to be pretty profound and kind of humbling.

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On an unrelated sidenote, my friend Jonny has already submitted his entry for the Art Challenge (due on August 15th). It’s really good. I’m looking forward to seeing everyone else’s contributions!