Winter's Dance is made of 2 napkin designs. The base is a white napkin with silver swirls covered by a purple metallic net fabric. That is quilted in swirls with variegated metallic thread. The snowflakes are all kaleidoscoped from the same napkin pattern, fused onto Timtex, and embellished with glitter glue and crystals. The flakes are layered, which of course doesn't show in the picture.
I was stuck for days, wanting more dimension in the piece. I had the snowflakes figured out, but the background was flat until I found the variegated organza with the shiny dots on it. I kept thinking about an underlay of flakes, but finally realized last night that what the background really needed to be believable was whirling wind. As soon as I tried cutting a few wisps I knew I had solved my dilemma. I am now very pleased with the final piece. The only thing I think is a negative is the quality of the picture. My hands continue to shake when I take the pictures. I need a tripod.There is also no sunshine again today, and the natural lighting is very dreary.
Elizabeth, I am going to take your class to nail down how to use the lighting options in PSE's render for photos. Get ready for your biggest pain student:)
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