compostiton and designs of prints.

though i like the placement of the boat in combination with the peanuts to give the impression of a river of peanuts, looking at this design after printing and from feedback i have received i think i should of experimented with composition or added another object to fill some of the negative space at the top of the print, which in some ways makes the etching seem quite lost on the page. above (right) i have experimented with added another object (a ruler to represent Carroll maths career) to see if this would make the plate more effective. i do like how this design sets more of a frame around the etching but does not take up too much negative space and therefore does not over complicate and
overcrowd the etch.

experimenting with added more things to other plates to see if it would of improved my print. 

i have added keys to look like rain - though this adds to the nonsense aspect of the print, i think my original print composition is better as it fills the page up and the etchings themselves hold enough etching detail and therefore i feel more would over complicate/ distract from the detail in the existing design. 

once i had printed this print i was not happy with the results. i think because the girl is a silhouette and because the hat is obviously a block colour with not much detail to add, the print lacked precise, specific etched lines to hold a focus. so to the right i have experimented with adding rugby balls (symbolise lewis Carroll's time at rugby school) which would of made the print more busy, and fill some of the space. however, i dont think this composition is the best, i feel i would need to find objects to add that have more intricate details.