Following up on "Spring Scramble" with a few more prep pieces that I made for April happy mail... since I'm still feeling antsy (or angsty) that it's late 😭 On the bright side, I know why: I spent too long making layers. As you'll be able to see once the final dispatch arrives with you this coming week — crossed fingers! — the following collages were scanned, then printed small to use in subsequent collages, which were themselves scanned etc. etc.
I need to [continue] improving at project-management as well as the craft itself, balancing logistical constraints against my desire to experiment with techniques and lavish attention on every step. I have a motto, which sounds kinda bad in a vacuum: "Lower expectations and ship." Because otherwise I'd never get a damn thing out the door! I wouldn't call myself a perfectionist, exactly, but my ambition perpetually outstretches my capacity. There are pros and cons; I rejoice in the former and battle the latter.
Anyway, in these second-layer collages I'm embellishing the Aster character (see "Spring Scramble" for context) and her narrative context:
Talk soon 🐅