Mixed Media... This piece uses a piece of wood (actually it was the top of a wooden cigar box) as the substrate. The colors in the background is thread wrapped and wrapped and wrapped some more around the piece of wood then I used a gel medium to stick it together. There is modeling paste and paint to add more texture and of course Scrabble tiles for the "Don't Worry Be Happy" quote. I had just listened to this song before adding the tiles and although I had heard the song jillions of times in the past, I really listened to the words this time and they really do send a message, Especially the way the world is today.