Seascape and orcas

This piece has developed a life of its own! It tells me whether each element works or not. The gel transfer of the orca pod didn't turn out too bad, but when placed on the piece it looks flat, and worse, cheesy. Wrong way to do it! So I padded and stitched the orcas instead.

For the foam, I deconstructed a flair thread:

The green hills are next; I have not figured out how to do it.
This piece will not contain all the required elements for the Mixed Media class, since I could not figure out a way to use them all here. I am contemplating a second piece with tyvek cliffs and gel water. Other elements of the class, such as the angelina fiber pieces will have to be stand alone elements, unless I can think of a way to use them with either piece.

On another note, my NAN submissions for this year had been judged and returned. I did not blog this piece, Northern Lights study, which got third place in the original category, so here it is.

For my other pieces, Sacred Kingfisher received 1st place, and Moth Orchid received 2nd place for the non-original category, both of which I blogged while stitching. NAN may award multiple 1st and 2nd place awards. Here are their 2014 Exemplary winners. Pat myself on the back!

Mixed Media Seascape

I grayed out the driftwood and stitched it on top of the rocks. I planned to use tyvek for the purple cliffs, but the texture just did not look right. I decided on an ort construction instead.

Detail of the distant purple hills.

Detail of the driftwood.

I am contemplating putting in a pod of orcas in the water. This depends on whether the gel transfers (which is part of the class) worked or not. Right now it is not looking good.