It is a lovely, hot & humid Saturday morning in the Caribbean and it is my last morning here on this trip. Good progress made on the project here, meetings with the builder, painters and artist. I'm counting down the weeks until installation in October. The highlight of this trip was meeting again with the artist Hannah Cook who lives here on the island. She is a very talented painter and mosaic artist who's work graces many fine homes and businesses here and elsewhere. She is creating a fantastic trompe loeil mural for the foyer barrel vault ceiling. I'm not often a big fan of the "fool the eye" painting but Hannah understands that the key to this style is subtlety and finesse. The piece she is doing here is based on a sketch I did, shown here, creating the effect of a glass ceiling with the blue Caribbean sky and some native foliage peeking about the corners. She will be doing the structural members in an antique bronze finish with touches of patina and then accenting the center portion to look like old leaded glass. I know it will be beautiful and provide a splendid, open air feel to the foyer but not detract from the gorgeous Murano chandelier or custom designed console in the room. All the parts will come together to make a beautiful whole! That is the goal of every project, thinking through the details so that they support one another, not compete and make a cluttered mess. I'm off to my last two meetings today and then home in the morning!