Okame Artwork - Branches In The Breeze Set:Triptych An icon from the golden

An icon from the golden age of English illustrated storybooks

with birds perching among blossoming branches

This wonderfully intricate design ignites imaginations across all generations with birds and butterflies weaving through the dense foliage

tonal brown and cream hand- embroidery compliments a soft taupe velvet ground

softened with dark oil and dark wax

Okame Artwork - Branches In The Breeze Set:Triptych An icon from the goldenThe 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