Wednesday
19Sep
Solitary Leaf Completed
Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at 06:39AM in Collage 
The idea for this 6"x6" piece has been lingering in my mind for awhile, even as simple as it is. When I was working with various materials to create First Shades of Autumn I came across these two papers and the skeleton leaf and wanted to combine them. And now I have. I hadn't anticipated the little bit of extra gold paper at the bottom right, or the more colorful lines of chain stitch sprouting off, but I think they add interest to the piece beyond the simple outlining that I had originally planned. It's more minimalist than my usual work and I like the effect, although I can guarantee that I won't be abandoning my love of layers and complexity any time soon!
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Sharon, I've really been enjoying the 6x6 format as a standard for my small works. I just like the square for some reason and it's a great size to hold in hand and not overwhelm compositionally. What you mentioned about a series is where I really need to spend some time though, instead of making isolated pieces as I've been doing.