This was an earlier version of this piece when I had just settled on a less formal format for the versing. I liked this for quite some time before realizing that it would have to change to match the rest of the book.

I was able to salvage the basic composition for the final image, the numbers remained a strong element in the final piece, the boat was largely carried over although I introduced color into the final design and changed the format somewhat.

One of the things that seems to work for me on my personal projects is the slightly disjointed way that I approach the projects. When I write I tend to just write, when I draw or design I'm not concerned with the writing. I've tried to do both at once in the past but it was too difficult and I would end up scrapping what I had done. Both parts take a different part of the mind to achieve, its not words and pictures but one or the other.

Maybe I'm just too simple, but theres a limit to what one person can do.

PS I hope you haven't found your own limit yet.