The itch to work in black and white recently fell upon me  – the last few weeks of the year are often put aside for me to work on larger personal projects and to exorcise my artistic preoccupations a bit by working on those last few ideas that have rattled around in my head during the year. As I get ready to seclude myself for the week between the holidays and the new year to plan business and marketing strategy for the new year, I like to schedule a few solid days of working on projects like this so that I can move into the new year with an open mind for fresh ideas, new inspiration, and a more agile frame of mind.