Art and numbers

["Kent and Karen Ivey" <kkivey@zzzzzzz>]

Two  topics yesterday , but both dealing with art and numbers. The courthouse is a thing of beauty to me, but it could not happen without a lot of numbers to bring a vision to life. John  says that the capitols are a stock item that could be accessorized per spec. I would bet that is true, a set  number  of dimensions available , then as now , and money (numbers again) being  the guide to how ornate it would be.
 But  that is a building, some would say there is no art involved.
My question is , how do you create  without numbers? Proportion, the golden ratio, Pictish/Celtic knotwork based on even/odd/ numbers, radius , arc,  square... how do you create without geometry ? And how do you get it to stand up straight when you are finished if you do not use numbers to square / plumb/level? Even if you Just Do It,  it is done  then using  something like a Rule Of Thumb ( the Kings thumb is one inch long)
I do not consider myself an artist , as I perhaps lack the vision  spoken of ... but I do see things that are hidden in the stone. Getting there without numbers eludes me though.... there has been a whole discussion of Them That Plan  verses Them That Just Do, also sharing the load of working. Without numbers, the universal language , then I do not comprehend how this could happen. Time is a number, and all the visions in the world must have a number attached to them sooner or later before they can be  manifested.
 John , were you working on the restoration of Ellis courthouse?  I would like to hear some of those tales from you.
Kent Lee Ivey