I thought I would share a collage that is currently in progress and maybe get some ideas about the problem area, which is - What shall I put in her hand?
Here is how it stands now:
It started out as the beginnings of a painting, by a friend, of a Lily of the Nile growing by a fence, which she rejected. She was clearing out stuff and gave me some old canvasses. So that is what all the purple is at this stage.
I took some photos of my daughter for reference...
In my usual bass-adkwards fashion, I applied some wood veneer for the skin before laying out the entire composition.
