Scarf - Tree of Life (The composition of human milk)

100% FSC certified Modal Twill, 140cm x 140cm, made in Italy. 

The known components of human milk (minus oligosaccharides, an accidental omission). 

This scarf is on pre-sale. Dispatch is expected by Nov 25th. We will make every effort, but we cannot guarantee arrival by Christmas for countries outside the UK.

Drawn by Human Milk founder Claire in charcoal and ink. The original, a 7ft x 9ft piece, was drawn during her son's nap times for the 2016 Bristol Food Connections festival.

"The text isn't straight, which does my methodical head in, but it was a case of rushing to get little bits done every day before the toddler woke up.

Taped the paper to a wall in an old Summer house outside, using my feet and outstretched arms, a whole body experience, with the paper falling on my head many times and the spiders wondering what the hell.

The original is now on permanent loan at Bristol St-Michael's hospital maternity ward.

I posted a picture of it online and was inundated with requests for posters. I hadn't even thought of that. So it was scanned, one A1 section at a time, and reassembled digitally, before being framed and taken to St-Micheal's.

I haven't been to see it in situ yet, but I get messages occasionally from parents who say it moved them when they saw it. I can imagine it might bother some people too. That's the point of Art; feeling, thinking, conversation..." Claire

Please note:

• THIS FABRIC IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO BE USED AS A SLING.
• Despite our best efforts, colours may vary slightly between the products and the photos.