A while back I posted a version of a furry hare, appliqueed with fabric felted with various colours of wool, and said that it was intended as part of a large panel. Well, here’s the panel and it just hasn’t worked out. It was part of the animals-with-text series, where an image of an animal is combined with a short phrase, and as I was fascinated by the legend of the hare staring at the moon, I wanted to include that text with the animal. But it just isn’t right. I think the main problem is the colours. If the hare is staring at the moon it has to be night-time, and the appropriate colours are blues and whites. But the hare has warm brown fur, and the browns and blues just don’t go together. There are other problems with the panel (for one thing, it's too dark) but that’s the main one. Oh well, you can’t get everything right first time. I’ll have to re-do this, and while I’m at it I think I’ll also re-digitise the script. That doesn’t look right either
Blues and browns don't go
Oh, and by the way – I’ll get the next free design up on the blog early next week, so check in then so see what’s on offer
Love the way you did the mottled look for the hare's coat, though. Fantastic shading.
Posted by: Lisa Cox | 04/04/2014 at 10:23 PM