Over and Over

I have been transforming some antique beaded board into kitchen cabinet fronts for the past few days. I am impressed by the sheer magic in repetition and the overlay of one system of measurements over another, unrelated one. I adjusted our cabinets to a system of 3 - 3,4,3, and the beaded board works on a system of 13 (12,1 ) / 26  plus the imperfection of every tongue and groove joint.

The finding of multiple intersections and the application of the same element to multiple purposes and the actual ability to make adjustments away from numeric exactness makes for a richer perfection in a meaningful way.

The effect of my project is an even surface of repetative vertical lines with the surprise of different articulations emerging from the surface. The articulations appear symmetrical and the repetition even, although adjustments occur all through it. At a large scale, the adjustments are invisible. A richness is revealed in the uniformity of the system at a small scale.