One morning I was walking downtown San Mateo when I passed this darling storefront. It was an empty establishment with a sign in the window that a new Tennant was just moving in. I was just lit up by the entry, it had this small cove entrance from the sidewalk that you walked through a small curved glass window display. I spent a few moments admiring the curves of the glass and inspecting the construction. I tend to stop and observe often. I believe its part of my process of learning and collecting “important information” subconsciously that will reflect in projects down the road. A sign taped to the window mentioned the new owners message about their new rug store opening soon. A small business owner. This was the next level of interest for me. I truly admire when new local and small businesses pop up and I enjoy being able to support local and learn about their ethos and product quality. I peeked inside at the space, it was beautiful, long and semi narrow and well lit, the lights were on and rugs were already beginning to be stacked on the ground inside. I saw a few patterns and color palletes that I really liked and was already excited to come back. I studied the store front and there it appeared in my mind, so easily, the math or the sobconcious mind and the art background I have is something I won’t ever be able to fully explain, but I wanted to see some fun rug displays in the storefront, and something that would catch the viewers passing by that they would stop to ponder and consider coming in to see more. I would design a tiled rug, individually carved and colored all attached by looped hooks. and it would be hung in the storefront window. Visually striking and relevant. next to the rugs in the display.