I have been looking at Lisa Kokin : http://www.lisakokin.com/
I really love what she is doing, and how amazing everything looks. She really is inspiring me to think out of the box for this project.
I'm also looking at Marilyn Greene: http://cqmagonline.com/vol03iss01/articles/art236/art236.shtml
I'm Thinking of doing some "quilting: methods and using different types of fabrics.
I'm really interested at beaded pictures . Beads are so versatile , and there are so many different types so the possibilities are endless.
I found a couple of different artists for this:
Julie Wishmeyer : http://ms.smartypantsknowitall.com/archives/28
For my concentration piece I'm thinking of either doing a field of flowers in Oil or a lily pond in acrylic... I'm still thinking..