Lenticular Soup - October 23

Less happened today than yesterday. Eventually, we will get to a day where nothing happened at all. Just sayin’.

I don’t mind. This is very relaxing. There are lots of things to do. I just don’t feel like doing something all the time. At home I seem to be rushing from one appointment or chore or errand to another, with little time in between to process and plan.

Besides, Covid and other nasties are starting to show up. We have been on board for two weeks and a day. It usually takes about two weeks for a virus to incubate and spread around a ship. There are 3,023 passengers onboard, and about 1,500 crew members. People gotta breathe. Viruses happen.

I don’t know very many people on this ship, but I already know at least 5 souls who have been diagnosed with Covid and have been asked to isolate. We haven’t actually met the couple next door, but they appear to have Covid, too. The telltale signs include room service deliveries by waiters wearing masks and PPP. There seem to be a lot of other passengers who are obviously sick and who are obviously not isolating themselves (or even masking). One of our wellness strategies is to spend more time in our cabin and less time in crowded spaces. I really don’t like being in the Princess Theater when it is full. We can watch recordings of the lectures in our cabin.

I went to a book club meeting today. We had a very good discussion about the author and what he thought about our next port. I am starting to like the idea of discussing the same book over several meetings. It probably wouldn’t work for every book, but it’s a good way to deal with Paul Theroux’s lengthy book.

As I said before, it is very difficult to take decent photos of the stairwell art. The lighting is bad and the glare is worse. Because the art is always on a landing, it isn’t possible to stand in a spot that will allow for a good shot. I do apologize for how unsatisfactory these photos are. It is really quite enjoyable to walk up and down the stairs on board and see the art in person.

This is a continuation of our October 19 tour of the art in the aft starboard stairwell. 

Untitled, by Lauri Sing
Digital prints on paper

This is one of a series of unlabelled items. Each piece was a slice of a rock or geode approximately 1/4 inch thick and highly polished. 

Shoreline, by Heather McAlpine
Limited edition on paper

Heather McAlpine works from a studio in Cornwall, UK.

London, Marian Westall
Original oil on canvas

Marian Westall owns Hot Pepper Studio in LA. The studio specializes in custom art.

Shutters Movements in Verona, Italy
Lenticular printing

I have heard of “lenticular clouds” but not “lenticular printing.” Wikipedia has this to say about “lenticular printing”:

Lenticular printing is a technology in which lenticular lenses are used to produce printed images with an illusion of depth, or the ability to change or move as they are viewed from different angles. 

And that completes the aft starboard stairwell. I need to go back and take another look at that lenticular picture to see if I can observe any movement. 

After dinner we went to a show by a comedian named Matt Bergman. I was very disappointed that he chose to use unflattering racial and ethnic stereotypes in his show. And his show wasn’t particularly funny.

Today’s fabric is Bali Elements Dots Batik - Navy, by Benartex.