Abstract

Everyday Meaning-Making with G.I.G. Design

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Abstract captures the way Anita treats ordinary life as raw material for meaning-making. A simple scene—hot hardboiled eggs submerged in cold, melting ice—becomes a contextual meditation on contrast, sacrifice, and everyday function. The tension between opposites (heat and cold, birth and sustenance, hardness and fluidity) reflects how environments and activities can hold multiple truths at once: necessary, helpful, and quietly beautiful.

In this work, food becomes both subject and symbol. The forms of the eggs and ice, the gradients of light and temperature, and the implied future meal all point to a design practice rooted in observation and reflection. G.I.G. Design uses this kind of abstraction to inform therapeutic, environment-focused work—drawing metaphors from daily routines to shape spaces, tools, and practices that help people live attentively “right now,” integrating aesthetics, function, and nervous system care into the smallest actions.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Education

Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris State University | Industrial Design (Diploma)

Grand Rapids Community College | Occupational Therapy Assisting (Diploma)

Precision Nutrition | Master Coach, Nutrition, Sleep, Stress and Recovery (Certificate)

National Academy of Sports Medicine | Personal Trainer (Certificate)

Work Experience

Entrepreneur^Consultant January 2001 - till present

Traveler^Occupational Therapy Practitioner June 1996 till present

Designing resources for grounded living.