Well January was rather a wipe out for me - but back in the studio again now, determined to finish the little piece that I had started in my last post.

This small piece is a “test” piece for a larger piece of work - in terms of technical “how to”.  I want to do a picture where you “look through doors” to a glimpsed view and here is how today went.

Not enough “view” the doors are too closed.

Too much view - the doors are too open.

TO get the “foreshortened view” that I was after was proving a bit problematic, as doors and the image were made from one piece of fabric.  Next step - cut the doors off! (eeeek)

(This would be why I subtitle any workshops I teach “Destroy to Create)

Ummmm - not sure - place the doors back in, but tucked behind the ground fabric, which makes them smaller - and gives a view of the image behind. After rather a lot of un-picking of stitching ….

I think I will sleep on it.