Alright, so I started digging into this whole “c d lamb wife” thing a while back. It wasn’t like some big official project, more like a personal itch I needed to scratch, you know? The phrase just kinda popped into my head and stuck there.
First thing I did, I just wrote the words down. c d lamb wife. Looked kinda strange on paper. Obviously, CeeDee Lamb, the football guy, came to mind straight away. But the “wife” part tagged on like that… it felt a bit impersonal, like a label. That got me thinking about the people who support public figures, the ones not always in the spotlight.
So, my next step was trying to visualize this idea. I’m not a great artist, but I tried sketching. Not like, drawing a specific person, because honestly, I didn’t even look up who she might be. That wasn’t the point for me. I was trying to capture the feeling of being that support system. It was harder than I thought. Lots of scribbles, trying to show strength but quiet strength, you know? Most sketches ended up in the bin.
Hitting a block
I got a bit stuck with the drawing. It just wasn’t working. So, I switched gears. I thought, okay, what does “support” actually look like? Started jotting down words and concepts:
- Foundation
- Anchor
- Behind the scenes
- Steady
- Partnership
This felt a bit more productive. It wasn’t about a specific person anymore, but about the role, the concept. Looking at that list, “foundation” and “steady” really resonated with what I was trying to get at.
Then I went back to the visual idea, but simpler this time. Forget realistic drawings. I started playing with basic shapes and colors on my computer. Just simple stuff. Tried using a strong, dynamic shape to represent the public figure, and then a more grounded, solid shape connected to it, or maybe underneath it. Representing that supportive base.
Finding a simple representation
Spent a good few hours just messing with arrangements. How close should the shapes be? What colors work? I ended up using cooler, calmer colors for the “support” shape and something brighter, more energetic for the other one. The key was making them look connected, like they relied on each other.
In the end, I landed on a very simple graphic. It’s nothing fancy, definitely won’t win any awards. But it felt like I’d finally sort of… processed that initial weird phrase. Turned it from just words into a concept I could actually see, even if it was abstract. It’s just a little digital image on my hard drive, but it represents that whole thought process – starting with confusion, exploring the idea of support, and finally creating a small symbol for it. Felt good to get it out of my head and into something tangible, even if it’s just for me.
