Ukon Artwork - Branches In The Breeze Set:Triptych The fallen string and checkerboard

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

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

where fruit trees and flowering branches create an elegant architecture

creating a sophisticated interplay of tone and texture

Khaki is a particularly bold colourway which marries gold rayon Surrey stitch with a backing of pale pink and two contrasting shades of khaki

Ukon Artwork - Branches In The Breeze Set:Triptych The fallen string and checkerboardThe 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