I went for an Escher-inspired piece for mine!
“Balance” made me think more of visual balance and how repeating tile patterns fit together :D
it started out as a hummingbird but I couldn’t get it to fit and soon pivoted - I’m glad I did because I managed to turn it into The Tortoise & the Hare
it’s a great balance of slow & steady thinking vs OHNO-THE-DEADLINE!!