I love it when a previous cast-off is just what you need…

to finish a page.

I had this crazy page going…paint, tissue, ink….everything I did made it worse. I loved the texture of it, though. Because the background was so strong, I knew I needed strong elements to go on top–something that would provide contrast and not get swallowed up in the texture and color.

I went through my "cast-off" box…you know, the box in which I throw half-done projects, experiments, inky tags, extras, etc. I found a messy piece I did about 18 months ago, I tore it up, and it's perfect on top of the textured background! 

Sometimes you just have to let serendipity happen in art.