The Making of Stay Calm

I am intrigued by the names of the vessels I kayak past and their reflections. Who gave them their name? Why did they choose the name? What is the back story? What does the name mean to the owner? The artwork I make out of the photos of the vessel's name is disconnected from those questions. Yet the words on the water convey a visual and literal meaning that stands alone. "Stay Calm" captured the current moment for me civilization finds itself in resulting from the pandemic. Perhaps we could say up the creek without a paddle.