Thinking about a new woodblock

Flipping through my drawing-tuesday sketchbook I found this "imaginative drawing" that evolved in the William Morris Gallery some months ago -

I happen to need an idea for a piece on "light" and there it was. Can (part of) it be turned into a woodblock print? Let it simmer...

 New day, some small quick renditions, to see what happens with different media -

 Maybe this is how....

 Hmm, reconsider the composition ....

 And how about a cosmic background? To get randomness, I sprinkled split lentils and drew around them -

 The block is ready to cut but I'm still working on the drawing ...

Lots of things feed in: unexpected things, like the shadow from multi-LED streetlights -

and deliberately sought celestial images -

(via)

Constellation maps -

Another day -

 Endless tweaking ...

 ... and considering the printing sequence ...

Still not ready to risk all and start cutting!