Working on a collage of my dog
 

I have been using Susan Carlson's method to collage this wall hanging of our black lab as a Christmas gift for my husband. I will probably use a dark red background. I would welcome any ideas or suggestions. I will be covering with mesh and blending some with thread painting.

Looks great so far...sorry, I have no suggestions.

Oh my, just keep going like you are doing. it looks great so far!!

He/she is gorgeous!

wow, looks super. what color mesh will you use? and will that affect the red background?

That looks wonderful! I am so impressed by your work and wish I had some of your talent.

The eyes on your dog are beautiful -- your husband is going to love it!

What a wonderful collage. The eyes are so real. The only thing I might change is to lighten up the area under the nose. I think a red background would be perfect.

You really nailed those eyes. I think that is a very hard part of it.

Neat! Great use (and hunt) of the fabrics needed. The eyes really sparkle~

I have a fine black mesh. I only put it over my collage. I stitch around the edge then trim the mesh. It keeps all the edges down. It really doesn't change the color much but just softens the blends.