This and That

Winter stretches on and I know the saying around here is "clean another closet", but cleaning is boring.  Art is fun.

I jumped in on a lettering challenge a few days ago, after not doing any for a while.

This one was just today, a quote from "Downton Abbey" for the "favorite show" prompt.

Yesterday was "pick a favorite food" and that's a no-brainer, right?

And the day before that the prompt was to pick a quote from a favorite book (and I can't possibly choose a favorite), and this one from The Warrior's Apprentice came to my mind.  It was actually a terribly long quote to letter, and got very crowded.

Also a week or so ago I tried out something else that had been dinging around in my head.  I have been wanting to try using Gelli prints like fabric and make them into geometric quilt block patterns.

I actually used my rotary cutter and cut the pieces of printed paper according to what I would need for the design.  I have more patterns I want to try, but many of my plans are more complex and I almost think I will need bigger paper... 

(Apologies for the side-ways photo.)

I had a lot of fun with these.  And then the question comes... should I leave them as they are, or put treat them like mixed media backgrounds and add layers?  I can't decide.  It would be nice to get around to making some color copies and then I could try things out.