Yep, it's wild. I hope the sponsor will be pleased and not horrified. The original design I submitted showed only one side of the heart and I have incorporated some of those original motifs into the product. However, I've wandered a bit and added other motifs that they did not see, so hopefully, it will not be something they do not like. That element of suspense adds an unwanted bit of anxiety to this whole project. If not for that, I would be having a ball. Most of the time, you just make art and hope someone will like it and buy it. This is already paid for, so I just hope the sponsor realizes that artists have a hard time working within too many constraints. So much of the time, I see things in my head and then re-create them. I do pre-plan designs, but most of the time my finished work resembles the original intent to varying degrees.
I am trying to finish this up within the next week so I can get it clear coated. I think the clear coating will bring out the color more and give it a much more completed look. That's the goal before the heart is scheduled to be "unveiled" in the first part of July.
