14th ARTstyleART Submission - Love Hurts - Part 2 - Remembrance - My Sister's Safety Blanky

Materials used: Glued fabric pieces and wallpaper with spray paint, finished with color splashes and gentle brush strokes.

Small sized new original artwork (40 cm x 20 cm - partial image shown) part of my Romantic Dream Escapes series - Counsel Woven Into The Fabric Of Real Life Is Wisdom - Remembrance.

The story behind this abstract minimalistic piece and why it fits the theme of Love Hurts:
Some of you may remember your own safety blanket which you carried around as a young child (don't laugh, I had a blankie as well)- you cherished it, it kept you safe and it gave you comfort ... and, it could never be washed.

.... well, the center of this work contains a worn out and tattered piece from the safety / security blanket (blankie) of my late baby sister, which I recently found in a chest filled with family memorabilia at my mother's house. She kept it for over fifty years ... in remembrance of her daughter (my sister) Michaela, who passed away too young - the pain of her passing never really went away ... Love does hurt.

For me, it is a piece of remembrance as well ... I named it Counsel Woven Into The Fabric Of Real Life Is Wisdom. I displayed the work before, but never actually told the true story behind it ...