Title: Hope Veil for Ukraine.
Artist Statement: Gloves and veils have been used by generations of women and girls expressing celebrations, friendships and mourning. Ukraine has been recently invaded by Russia. The Ukrainian women and children have fled their country with very few possessions but many wearing their vynock, flower halo in their hair, a symbol of their culture. This piece holds flowers in the palm of glove. Blue and yellow National colours of Ukraine and red the blood of conflict. The flowers continue to spread from open hand onto a veil (of mourning )the blue and yellow flowers continuing down veil restoring hope for the future.