{"product_id":"soft-borders-ii","title":"Soft Borders II","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSOFT \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBORDERS are still life in genre and votive in ambience. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFamiliar simple forms and thoughtful jewelled colours are \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003earranged for maximum resonance, like a crisp Winter day. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eObjects and flora form everyday altars and table top collections of treasures within a soft knitted frame. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStill life is rich with symbolism and the historical momento mori\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eundertones are ever present. Here this convention \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a little loosened from its gravitas by the dreamscape feel of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eimagery, moreover  the materiality of the « borders » is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eliterally soft and highlights the notion of the homespun. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe enough-ness of a wobbly jug, a sea shell, a green fruit on a pink tablecloth, or a fanning flower are simple odes to domestic beauty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe handknitted borders are the  tactile result of time spent in a kind of somatic meditation, the repetitive stitch and the small movements learnt in childhood let the mind drift yet demand diligence.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese works aim to take the favorite and familiar, the softly \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003epleasing, the tick tock of the kitchen clock and hold it up for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eaesthetic contemplation. This in turn may allow the soft borders of our \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eminds to gently undulate, to reconnect with glimmers. The board and wool and buttons used to create these pieces are all recycled , I believe that their former lives can only add to the weave of the work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eAcrylic and repurposed wool on recycled sea ply.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hannah Maurice","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46114210840783,"sku":null,"price":500.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0644\/2074\/1327\/files\/AXL1914-7.jpg?v=1788993086","url":"https:\/\/wearelume.co.nz\/products\/soft-borders-ii","provider":"Lume","version":"1.0","type":"link"}