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Hope, Marbled Jewel-Tone Word Art

The word HOPE is spelled in chunky, hand-drawn black-outlined letters on a white background. Each letter is filled with swirling, marbled color in purple, gold, orange, blue and teal. A small deep red heart sits in the open bowl of the P.

A stranger scrolling past sees the word HOPE in chunky, bouncy black-outlined letters, and inside each letter a different pool of glossy, marbled color: purple, gold, orange, blue and teal. A small burgundy heart sits in the bowl of the P. It is a word you can read from across the room, and it is also a close-up of swirling jewel color. Most word art is flat text in one color on a plain ground. Here each letter is its own small abstract painting inside a playful, hand-lettered frame. Someone wants it because it is cheerful and colorful and says one clear word, not because it explains itself.

Artwork by Omaste Witkowski