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This seed packet had been on my work table for some time. Most seed packets are printed on glossy paper but this one had an appealing matte finish.
For fun, I chopped it up with the idea of making a few collage post cards. Then scrounged through the scrap bins for some coordinating papers.
Went for mostly green papers but influenced by the packet's red maple leaf logo also threw in some red ones. Then just started playing around.
I prefer cut paper to torn edges (although I enjoy torn paper in other people's collage work) and thought the long narrow strips referenced the long English cukes!
Moved the bits and pieces around over a day or so, trying not to overthink their placement. When I was mostly happy, I glued them down.
Now what? Thought about drawing over top in black. Or stamping some text. Cool Hand Cuke maybe? I know, corny! Then -- and who knows where these ideas and influences come from -- circles popped in my head. Found some calligraphy paper I'd printed with this great red (a mix of vermillion and iron oxide).
And then noticed an interesting pattern emerging. I'd placed all the red circles to the right! With the last two post cards, I made myself go left. Which just felt wrong!
With collage, I find it can be the final detail that suddenly makes the composition work for me. I played around with moving the flower shapes and the dot.
The travelling dot! Down, middle, up! Here are the final versions:
And the final six:
Now it's time to send them out into the world!
