
The Tide Peels Back
A square overhead coastal collage with turquoise water retreating from an oversized peach sandbar, leaving a broad darker strip of wet sand.
Small 640×640, Medium 1200×1200
Finished editorial cut-paper collage with expressive hand-drawn marker contours, square 1:1. Overhead view of one coastline at ebb tide. A comically broad peach sandbar sweeps diagonally from lower left toward upper right; turquoise sea occupies the lower-right side. Between dry sand and retreating water, one wide terracotta strip of newly exposed wet sand follows an exaggerated scalloped shoreline. A narrow ivory foam ribbon curls along the water's edge, suggesting gentle withdrawal rather than crashing surf. Simple overlapping matte-paper shapes, slightly irregular cut edges, broad marker colour fills and a few confidently imperfect outlines. Warm peach, terracotta, turquoise and ivory; minimal paper texture, no intricate detail. Keep the upper-left sand area spacious and unmarked for optional layout use. Flat overhead composition, no horizon, no people, no arrows or explanatory symbols. No text, logos or watermarks.











