Postcard with moustache lady

Part of the Widford Arts exhibition is to donate a small postcard sized artwork to be auctioned off on the opening night. Generous of me, I know.

I don't normally work at this size but I must say I really enjoyed the scale. It felt manageable, like an achievable sized work I could just whip up with ease.

So I started playing with some offcuts I had hanging around from my main works. Some of the map transfers, the impression plant prints, collage from newspaper and a mono print image of a girl...

Only problem is the girl looks like a man with long hair and a moustache. Somewhere along the lines, that print went very wrong.  Time to rethink using her/him! Shim!

Playing with the composition again, I hid the awful mono print behind the lovely print from my meadow plants. Ahhh, much better. Magical flower.

 This way, that way, until finally the final decision is sewn in place. It's done now, no turning back. And certainly no telling me you preferred the 2nd composition!