Alien Invasion Part 2

I finally plucked up the courage to work on my monster “alien signpost” piece again, needle felting some details into the surface and fulling it. It spent yesterday blocked on some children’s play mats and drying in the lovely weather we have had this weekend. I blocked it face down to ensure the face was not distorted by the hanging sleeve on the back. This is what it looks like now:

When I started it my plan was to make it into a triptych and trim the edges, hence they are more untidy than ususal but now I looking at it and think I like the wavy edges with the bars of prefelt “threatening” the escape the frame.
It is still an enormous 1.9m x 1m (6′ x 3′)  despite being quite firmly fulled (I don’t want to full it any further for risk of losing the details and muting the colours).
I also quite like it in the other orientation, I especially like the wavy edge at the bottom, it reminds me of ripped paper…

If I trim it, I expect it to look something like this:

And as a triptych –
Version 1 landscape:

Triptych version 1 portrait:

Triptych version 2 landscape:

Triptych version 2 portrait:

I am racked with indecision about where to go with this piece. What do you think? Do you prefer the portrait or landscape orientation? Which of the triptychs is most aesthetically pleasing? Or should I scrap the triptych idea altogether and revel in the torn paper effect?

16 thoughts on “Alien Invasion Part 2

  1. Ruth Lane

    I think you should leave it a while and then go back with fresh eyes. That usually helps me make a decision. That said, I like the landscape orientation best and version 1 of the triptych. How would it look if you added a "matte" around the triptych pieces of black or red?

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  2. Ruth Lane

    I think you should leave it a while and then go back with fresh eyes. That usually helps me make a decision. That said, I like the landscape orientation best and version 1 of the triptych. How would it look if you added a "matte" around the triptych pieces of black or red?

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  3. Teri Berry

    Thank you all for your thoughtful reviews, that's good advice Ruth. I will try to leave it be for a few more days but it looks like it will be either the entire panel in the vertical format or the V1 triptych landscape (which was my original plan before I started). That is an interesting idea for the mount board too – I hadn't considered that due to the size of it but as a triptych on 2 different boards that might be possible…. photoshop here I come (again) πŸ™‚

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  4. Teri Berry

    Thank you all for your thoughtful reviews, that's good advice Ruth. I will try to leave it be for a few more days but it looks like it will be either the entire panel in the vertical format or the V1 triptych landscape (which was my original plan before I started). That is an interesting idea for the mount board too – I hadn't considered that due to the size of it but as a triptych on 2 different boards that might be possible…. photoshop here I come (again) πŸ™‚

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  5. Laura McGrath

    I too like the version 1 landscape triptych. But do whatever you think is best, especially after looking at it for a while longer. The answer will come to you!

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  6. Laura McGrath

    I too like the version 1 landscape triptych. But do whatever you think is best, especially after looking at it for a while longer. The answer will come to you!

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  7. Els

    Hi Terry, lunatics ???? would be okay I think ;-))

    Sorry I missed a lot, but am catching up !
    I agree with jane that the torn paper effect is great ! But as Ryth says,
    leaving it for some time works for me as well … πŸ˜‰ good luck.
    Your machine stitched cat is wonderful and I love yout cards

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  8. Els

    Hi Terry, lunatics ???? would be okay I think ;-))

    Sorry I missed a lot, but am catching up !
    I agree with jane that the torn paper effect is great ! But as Ryth says,
    leaving it for some time works for me as well … πŸ˜‰ good luck.
    Your machine stitched cat is wonderful and I love yout cards

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