And, I have been drawn to using pages from an old dictionary that was gathering dust in my barn loft art studio. In my collection for years, I had never cracked the old tome open to read it. Now that I am putting it to artistic use, I find that I search each page I pull out for interesting words before I create -- drawings, India ink brush paintings, letters to friends, even grocery lists. The extra layer of text creates a toned background & a pleasing complexity.
