Alternative designs
Using the collage process, and playing around with it, I eventually came up with 4 designs that I was happy to present to members of the school and church.
The key for me was to have a design that drew your eye across the height of the window. I have, hopefully, achieved this through the use of a central motif, which also echoes the iron bar that runs centrally in the windows either side.
The top left design uses sewing, and specifically the ‘corset stitch’ to represent Carolines work with and for female immigrants.
The central design uses a cross to symbolise Carolines faith- a driving force behind her humanitarian work.
The bottom design uses the ribbon motif to again symbolise her work with female immigrants, but is slightly offset against an alternative background design.