decisions...

where I get bogged down is almost always in the details...

it happens every time - the work goes speedily along, ideas come thick and fast, and everything seems effortless

eventually I get to the end zone, the place where the last bits need to fall into place and I can call a thing "done"

and then the inertia of not being able to make a decision washes over me and the paper shuffling begins

this week I have been working on a small collection of things for a friend's April birthday

I'm working with a theme of the Yukon River (she's also from the Yukon)

everything is nicely finished and ready to be packed up and sent off... except for the card

the collage for the card front is finished, except for the writing

(you can see it below)

 the writing, a loose, calligraphic, yet-to-be-determined style, is of course, yet to be done

the plan is for it to extend from the upper centre to the far right, across the pale blue trees and through the boards of the Klondike riverboat

I've drawn out a grid on a tracing paper for trying all manner of styles - trouble is, I haven't yet settled on what I want to write

I'm thinking I want  a short, simple phrase, perhaps just a couple of words...

and I want it to be bold, dark and expressive

splatters would be good

I like the spikiness of the writing below though for the card it would need to have a heavier appearance

 the curvy tangle of this next one has it's own charm - perhaps it's a bit too tangled but that can be played with

stretched out

so, a page full of practice lays ahead of me, perhaps two or three

first though I need to choose the words

and that's the first sticking point

I could write out a few ideas on separate slips of paper, put them in a bowl and just draw one out and go with it

or I could write out different words relating to the river, divide them into a couple of bowls, pull one from each, put them together and do that

or...

decisions, decisions

take care,

jillayne