This blue and white porcelain vase, with its gold lustred rim, looks delightful either on its own or with a single stem from the garden. Two embroidered texture doves and willow tree, inspired by the willow pattern story are depicted. The stitches have been overpainted with cobalt to give a rich blue. The vase is made from slabs of porcelain that have been pressed into a plaster cast of my machine embroidered textile and cut and joined into shape. The vase is 21cm tall and the base is 14.5cm wide and 9cm deep. The interior has a glossy, transparent glaze and the rim has real gold lustre.