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Jewel Box Happy Holidays, Marbled Red and Green Lettering

The words 'Happy Holidays' appear in chunky serif letters on a dark burgundy background. Each letter is filled with swirling, marbled patterns of red, green, white and orange, and is edged with a thin gold outline. A small handwritten-style signature sits near the lower right of the lettering.

Most holiday signs are flat red type on a plain ground. Here the greeting reads at a glance, but every letter is a small window onto its own swirl of marbled red, green, white and orange, set against deep burgundy and edged in thin gold. It looks like a jewel-toned seasonal piece and rewards a closer look, letter by letter. Someone who wants a holiday wall piece that feels rich rather than cutesy, in colours that sit well in a traditional or warm room, would stop for this.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski