First off, I will admit that I was cutting things very close with the art portion of the Artful Readers Club challenge. I have all kinds of excuses, but let's face it, you don't care, and truth be told, neither do I. I am so excited to have spent time in my studio getting back into the mixed media work that I love. The book I chose for January was the novel "Gentlemen & Players" by Joanne Harris. I rate my books on a scale of one to five, which is something that I started doing when a group of women