{"product_id":"marianne-le-cheaf-the-keeper-of-the-threshold","title":"Marianne Le Cheaf - The Keeper of the Threshold","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Artwork\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e60 x 46cm | Acrylic  and pencil on board\/birch \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e| Unframed | Ready to hang\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Artwork:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis piece exists in the quiet, deliberate space where the interior world meets everything we try to protect it from. The magpie sits perched above a heavy domesticity, the familiar weight of the vase, the ripening fruit, the steady, burning wick, acting as both an inhabitant of the home and its fierce guardian. By framing the composition with protective eyes and taping fragments of the outside landscape directly onto the interior wall, I wanted to explore how we construct safety within our private sanctuaries. It is a study of the vigilance required to keep a home peaceful, balancing the softness of a maternal space with the sharp, watchful eye of a protector who knows exactly what it takes to defend the threshold.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Artist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarianne Le Cheaf is a visual artist whose bold, textured acrylic works feature the Australian magpie as a tribute to the women who are the anchors of their lineage, providing a space to finally set down the weight of their own resilience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Marianne Le Cheaf","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47875178889367,"sku":null,"price":1200.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/6835\/3687\/files\/Photo8-6-2026_113856am-MarianneLeCheaf.jpg?v=1780909744","url":"https:\/\/www.thetoowoombagallery.com\/products\/marianne-le-cheaf-the-keeper-of-the-threshold","provider":"The Toowoomba Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}