Embroidered Collage

I adhered the sheer fabric to the painting and stitched in a few boxes, as intended.

This is what I expect it will look like after the canvas is mounted on the stretcher bars.

I followed my plan but I'm just not satisfied with it.  I think it's the lack of texture.  It's almost all implied.  Only the stitched lines and the counted piece are raised from the extremely flat surface.  The irregularity of the rectangles bothers me too.  Not that any of them are regular, so it is a deliberate effect, but it's disturbing, especially with the calming impression I get from the basic green monochrome.

I did sit down and consider truly transforming the surface, layering paper and texture paint on top, working it over in some fashion, as I haven't actually attached the counted portion yet.  But when I started pulling papers I just wasn't happy with that idea either.  I think I need to put this piece aside for awhile, a couple weeks maybe, and come back to it with fresh eyes.