Flashes of Brilliance #3 - Woven Wall Hanging

How do you communicate when you can't understand the words being spoken to you? 

How do you ease the isolation when no-one understands you? 

How do you speak when your brain Just. Won't. Work? 

How do you remember the person you were when the world doesn't understand the person you're becoming? 

With great difficulty, a lot of tears, dark humour over the ridiculousness of the situation and holding your loved ones even closer. And every now then when that communication gap is bridged - With a look, a gesture, an "I love you", you know the message was received and understood. That Flash of Brilliance makes all the other moments fade away. 

This collection is dedicated to the challenges myself, family and friends are encountering daily as a result of Dad suffering from Primary Progressive Aphasia. A terrible, incurable condition. And while it's pretty bleak, we can't focus on the bad, what we have today is far more important than what we've already lost, or what's to come - the way family has gotten closer, arguments have been set aside, friends rallying, spending more time together and learning to appreciate every single moment, truly living in the now.

"Flashes of Brilliance #3" is the mid-way weave in this collection.

This woven wall hanging has been created using a variety of natural fibres, including wool, cotton, bamboo, cotton, merino, silk, ribbon and hand spun art yarn by Aurore.  The fibres and colours shift and flow together, separated by a black void that is almost but never quite breached. The result is a textured, bold, statement wall hanging that begs to be touched. The piece is mounted on copper piping, ready to hang.

This hand woven piece will compliment any décor, adding a bold focal point in a minimalist space, or a textured statement in an eclectic, maximalist space.  Evoquing different emotions depending on the how the light falls on the piece as the day progresses - a bright, shining statement in direct sunlight, shifting shadows as the daylight fades and finally a soothing, moodiness as night falls and warm electric lighting takes over.

• Handwoven by Aurore in her Staffordshire studio
• Dimensions - Width 27 cm, Height 46 cm (inc. dowel), Depth 4 cm
• This is a unique piece and is ready to ship, although if you would like something similar, please contact Aurore to discuss a custom order.
• Shipped using a tracked and insured service due to the bespoke nature of the product.
• All the fibres used in this piece have been sourced from small, British businesses.  It is an integral part of Aurore's ethos as an artist to source from local businesses, and strive to make as little impact on the environment as possible through her practice.