Alba Artwork - Branches In The Breeze Set:Pair Echoes of Klimt’s Athena and

Echoes of Klimt’s Athena and Judith can be seen in the gilded symmetry and sensual abstraction

Here we have reimagined the joyously abstract forms associated with this period of ceramics as a large-scale tapestry wall hanging

The weavers’ skill brought clothing to life

Each spring the cherry blossom tree returns to life

For our Damask cushion

Alba Artwork - Branches In The Breeze Set:Pair Echoes of Klimt’s Athena andThe 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