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From my starting point in the morning using paper to preview, I decided the arch was too wide and my vase/urn was too small. But, I decided on the background fabric to go underneath the painted Lutradur. Which would you choose?

I went with pink. And, I narrowed the arch and enlarged the urn. Laura had raffia that might work for the trees except I want a brown. That’s a tree on the right using window screen in green on top of a brown that would then get stitched.

So, I got this far with yesterday’s design in the morning. Before proceeding, I feel the need to work out the size and shape.

I regrouped at lunch knowing I still had 1 and 1/2 days of class. So, I pulled up another image, Flower Garden and Bungalow in Bermuda by Winslow Homer, a wedding gift from Ann D.

Back to painting Lutradur and then pulling fabric got me here by the end of the day. There is a lovely print under the painted green area adding subtle coloration. I utilized the fluid medium to prevent fraying of the fabric used for the white roof and yellow building. But, I see now my roof isn’t long enough.

Only the roof needed to be recut because the building will be covered by foliage. I kept extra and redid it before the closing banquet (held the night before the last day).

I keep reminding myself that mixed media is not my normal area and it’s not likely to be fantastic. But, I look at my classmates progress and honestly feel like I’m not getting it! Bill is very encouraging and I doubt that I can find a counted canvas class willing to adopt me for a day!