Collage for Cancer – Part 2
I was worried that the stems for my little collage might be too chunky for the petal/flower shapes. I auditioned the combination and got this:
Just as I suspected. It looks more like birthday candles than foliage. (And the colorful flowers will need a much better arrangement, as well.) So, back to the drawing board with skinnier stems.
I also added some triangles previously fused and cut for an earlier project. At this point, I liked them. Since I hadn’t ironed them on, I could still move them later, if needed.
Next, I added all the petal/flower shapes.
That was colorful, but I thought the flowers needed more definition. That is, more
black showing between them. So, I removed quite a few. I also lowered the highest flower.
Hmm. Not sure about the missing high flower, but I know I can add it back, if needed.
I liked the white triangles as part of the foliage, but I began to think they were attracting more attention than the flowers. So, I removed those, as well.
After more editing and tweaking, this is the final (?) composition.
Next: stitching.
Ellen Lindner
P.S. This little collage is being made to benefit the American Cancer Society. It will be part of an online “auction,” with the “payment” being a donation to ACS. More details here.
