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Discovery

Discovery - 

I've been developing this piece on and off for a while.  It started life as a gelli print that didn't work as well as I'd hoped but you can still see the leaves in the background. First I decided to add the white mandala in the centre with my lovely sakura gelly pens (see photo below). I felt it was an improvement but was still lacking - so, I raided my scrapbooking stash to see what I could perhaps use to embellish it.  Rub-ons, stickers, stamps with a tired, almost dry, black ink pad - have all made an appearance.  I even purchased a new embossing ink pad so that I could make use of the denim powder and my old heat gun. 





I've no idea if I've thrown enough at it, too little, or too much.  I've decided that I do actually quite like it - I have to leave these things a while as I grow quite attached to them in the making and I know I can't view them critically to start with, but I've still no idea if others will like it.  The question is, should I make it available to buy?  It certainly isn't a piece that can become a limited edition so it would have to be the one and only original that goes up for sale.

In the end I do feel it is a true mixed media piece and the title 'Discovery' is quite apt I think.

Wendy xx

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Thank you for getting in touch, it is appreciated Wendy x

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