A Good Day of Solving Issues

So, this morning I tackled my montage painting. It just wasn't working, having too many random things on there. Then I had the idea of putting the kids' faces on the Homemaker teapot. I like it that it represents the 'two a penny' idea of purchases from Woolworths, linking into the problem of many childrens' lives being viewed as pretty worthless. The fact that the photos of their faces are black and white also links in with the original ceramics.

I like having the stamp underneath at an angle as well, and think it's looking like it's going to work. (Although whether anyone can understand it without copious explanation is another matter entirely!)

Preparing the various elements in order to put them together: representing Rothko, the world's most expensive stamp and Woolworth's Homemaker crockery (now seen as iconic).

Lace Face

Ok, sometimes it's blindingly obvious that something's not going to work, and isn't worth pursuing.
Below is a fine example.

So I was one face down and wondering what to do.

Following my revelation to Duncan on Friday that I am almost pathologically incapable of experimentation, I decided to try just that. I had seen this machine embroidery that I loved, and I'd wondered about painting a face in a similar way (quite Jenny Savillesque as well).

I started painting the face a flesh tone, using watercolours. I then thought the colour was quite good so carried on painting.

However, once it was finished, although not a bad colour, it looked horrible. Way too thick and quite like the stuff they use to make false boobs.

(Unfortunately I forgot to take a photo, but imagine a face covered in the stuff below).

So, I decided the scrub the paint off - something I had been wondering about doing as I was painting it. Once I'd done this, I was left with a really lovely pinky glow on the face. I also left the lips, which I like.

I am really pleased with the result, and am going to embed lacey eye-lashes on, and call it Lace Face. I like the background photograph as well as the writing slightly replicates lace and the pinky lines echo the lines of the lips.

So. Job done. Experimentation is good. Yeah!