People Trying to Write in Art

(After an unintended hiatus, the Stuff in Art series is back.) “Something’s not right.”   “Maybe if I hold it like this?” “In the beginning was the Word, and I planned to continue it on the backside of this piece of paper but there doesn’t appear to be one.” Matthew: “Hold up—is that a fish?” Mark: “But COULD you sew a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment?” “Go away, sweetie.” “Not right now, Sally.” “OK, OK—I’ll tell him you said hi.” Solomon: “Dear diary, Abishag blabbed. I called her a jewel of gold in my memoirs. A jewel of…