Your efforts are intriging. I know I shouldn't be critiqing images when I'm just starting and not even ready to develop film. I need to work on the "self-development" of technique. Okay enough 'bout me. How large is the image? Did you use a watercolor wash to frame the image? it works. i think your on to something good.
regards,
Thanks; the print is a gum bichromate which uses watercolour pigment to print the image. The border is just the portion of the coating that was exposed completely (outside of the negative area). The print is 4x5".