The Great Wave off Kanagawa
My life partner is Japanese. As a civilisation, they are famous for many things and artistic expression is one of them. One iconic print is "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" by Katsushika Hokusai. You may be wondering what that has to do with Home Automation. Well, I am not only a professional nerd, but I have also painted, drawn and produced silk screens in my past and I love design. This picture piques my interest from many angles but, mostly, it's simplicity but impact. It is a superb piece of design. It also enabled me to honour my partners heritage. I wanted to replicate it, but in light panels. Starting I started with the wave itself. Laying it out on the floor. Essentially, I pixelated the picture into triangles, using the white top of Mount Fuji as a guide. That part would come later, but it gave me an indication on the scale of this thing, and I knew it was going to be big.... and not cheap! I started buying Nanoleaf Shapes, both Triangles and Hexagons, in white and ...
