Watermelon and Cantaloupe

I washed out the watermelon and cantaloupe mold pieces today. Lots of holes and areas that disintegrated.



But there are some very beautiful sections, too. This one is cantaloupe:



And this is from the watermelon:



I'm going to start doing something with these after my open studio on November 12th. I'm thinking of layering them with canvas that has been dyed with plant dyes, or maybe canvas that has been stained in the compost pile. I'll have to play around with it and see what looks good. I might also add some stitching and some beeswax. My concept is to work with all natural and nontoxic materials.