![Mixture of white ink and Chinese white on paste-painted background.](http://callibeth.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/2017-07-09-Lita-Keefer-gift-1024x968.jpg)
I dug out an old paste-painted paper that seemed appropriate for this Rumi poem. No planning, which left me with no margins. No guidelines, except that the paper is a laid paper. I like working without a net sometimes, and I decided to do this the same day I gave it, so it’s not like I had a choice, is it? The surface was somewhat plastic-y where the paint was thick, and therefore a little difficult to write on with a #4 Mitchell nib.