One unique design that has been around for thousands of years is the Greek key pattern (also known as the Meander motif), a repeating maze-like design. Not only can this design be gorgeous in your ...

So as the world descended into new depths of misery, I spent a little time drawing out the repeated turns and forward motion of the Greek meander pattern that so captivated Asawa. It helped.

On a recent trip to London, I spent a morning wandering the antiquity galleries of the British Museum and was reminded — as I always am — that so many patterns ... of than the Greek key ...