The pieces are coming together in my mind and slowing my list of needs is coming to gether as well. Home Depot has these precut planks of wood. Luann Plywood in fact. It is light and sturdy to paint on. grant it, renaissance masters painted on pine and oak, but for now this will do. I need an anchor to attach the parts too. Also a huge vat of wall paper paste.
The large rool of paper I have may work well enough and to keep the process simple till I start adding object of weight to the layout.
I've also been collecting as I 've been out for walks. I've got four or five monarch butterflies at different stages of growth. They are kept in separate jar and when I make the time, I'll photograph them and create templates as well. Its wonderful that all of these template easily double for coloring book pages. Can you geuess what I'm giving for Christmas this year? I'm looking forward to rendering the wild birds I have photographed for a coloring book album.