When this phrase popped up, I thought that there should be no such thing as "maximum grace." Grace doesn't fall on a spectrum; there is either grace or there is no grace. There's nothing in between. Perhaps that idea is a little foreign to us as we're living in a competitive culture. Maybe we sometimes project competition on things that aren't meant to be a contest. I know I do.
Back in the '90s, when I couldn't think of something to draw, my friend Rob would randomly open the dictionary, blindly place his finger on the page, and call out the closest adjective. He'd repeat the process for a noun, and I would draw the result. "Obnoxious Rhinoceros" was the first combination I drew. For new illustrations, I prefer email suggestions, but often settle for a random word generator.
