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Face to face Baby clothes piece

I am really happy with how my face-to-face piece has turned out. It was originally intended to be nothing more than a test piece, but the more I work on it, the more I feel it has the potential to become my main piece. Because it started as an experiment, I did not put much thought into the board I was using. The work is mounted onto chipboard, which is extremely heavy. Once the baby clothes were soaked, glued and painted, the weight increased even further. This has highlighted the importance of considering materials from the beginning of a project. If I were to create another piece like this, I would explore lighter alternatives such as MDF or other boards that would be easier to handle and display. Although the piece still needs finishing and the background requires further work, I am excited by the direction it is taking. One of the aspects I like most is that the image of my children face-to-face is not immediately obvious. At first glance, viewers tend to see an abstract arrangeme...

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