{"product_id":"we-stopped-to-smell-the-roses-collage-the-roses","title":"We Stopped to Smell the Roses - Collage - The Roses","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWe Stopped to Smell the Roses - Collage - The Roses\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAcrylic on canvas background detail, gifted pressed flowers, etched perspex, gifted words\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCharcoal frame\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnique edition - 40 x 40cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003egifted words…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eStop to Smell the Roses \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThere was a moment in time when the world stood still \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eThe oceans cleared, The water ran clean The air breathed\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e And we stood and observed and felt and smelt... the roses\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e For a moment in time we ceased to fight e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003each other a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003end stood shoulder to shoulder against a common enemy that threatened bring us down \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAnd we stopped to smell the roses. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eI remember the time it happened before A long time ago, 30 years or more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eA new country A new fight, a disease that could take my life. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eNo distractions from those that were closest \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003ePurely a time to focus on healing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAnd smelling the roses \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSo the thoughts that we need to remember \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBe it January or December Is to hold close that which is dear \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAnd keep our heads quite clear To make time to smell the roses.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eJS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEMMA HACK\u003c\/strong\u003e is an Australian artist working in the unique medium of body paint installation and photography. Exhibiting extensively throughout Australia since 1999, Emma’s astounding artworks have since captured the attention of collectors and art lovers worldwide.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEmma has received great acclaim for her refined body paint camouflage technique; through a combination of painting on canvas, body painting and studio-based photography, her work evokes a rich array of visual narrative and magical realism.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Best known for her Wallpaper series (2005-2013)- in which she painstakingly camouflaged the human form by hand painting her models into the remarkable designs of the late \u003ca class=\"text-link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.emmahackartist.com.au\/emma_commercial\/emma_com.html\"\u003eFlorence Broadhurst\u003c\/a\u003e. 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Emma has since worked on major artistic commissions for luxury brands and the artistic community including her 'Madame Hanoi’ portrait, currently the largest body art mural in the world, standing at 8m in height, gracing the walls of Celebrity Chef, Nic Watt’s restaurant of the same name in Adelaide.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Emma Hack opened her own, flagship gallery and studio in North Adelaide, re-launching in the center of Adelaide throughout 2018. 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