Design Exploration; Deriving Design from an Object of Inspiration

As a designer it can often be difficult to understand how inspiration is triggered and an idea is formed. So, in an effort to better understand the process of developing a design I intend to approach design not with the notion of satisfying a need or fulfilling any predetermined purpose but by beginning with inspiration and following wherever it may lead. In this specific case inspiration comes in the form of a pretty dull natural scene.

So here I've deconstructed the image into something understandable sort of. Its nothing impressive but it is a stepping stone. And what inspiration I've gathered from this image comes as an appreciation of the seemingly chaotic nature of spanish moss whose intertwined masses of fibers gather into fingers hanging from the trees. Reminds me of a chandelier.