Ukon Artwork - Branches In The Breeze Set:Triptych created here in needlepoint

created here in needlepoint

as a vibrant and modern wallcovering

The fallen string and checkerboard motifs are improvisations that came to Thomas while he was stitching the original pill

a golden motif is painted atop vibrant red velvet

The naturalistic Chinese painting style captures the delicate vines winding across the silk and branches bearing olives

Ukon Artwork - Branches In The Breeze Set:Triptych created here in needlepointThe cherry blossom has been favoured among artists for centuries, for its natural grace and symbolic value. Each spring the cherry blossom tree returns to life; it is reborn. The gestural, hand painted brushstrokes capture the fleeting beauty of these blossoms, against the elegant lustre of a silk ground. Branches gently sway in the wind with the odd blossom fluttering off a branch, evoking the feeling a gentle breeze on a balmy spring, says Sophie