“The Word” series is defined by a 5 by 5 grid with 25 points or dots representing each letter of the alphabet, five across and five down with y & z combined in the lower right hand corner. The title of the work is the principle component in creating the composition within a grid.  A word or words are coordinated by a dot, color, shape or direction.

In the “Jelly Beans” print all the shapes skewed to the right are all the locations where the letters in “jelly beans” fall within the grid. All the remainder of unused letters are skewed to the left.