These shoes are part of a larger piece of art consisting of two chairs symbolising darkness and light. The shoes are walking from the darkness to the light and change from dark colours to bright colours as they reach the light at the other end.
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Each woman made two pieces of pottery; one representing the dark times in her life and one representing the good times in their life.
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Each woman created a butterfly. One side is dark and the other is bright and happy representing the darkness of abuse and joy of moving on
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Each woman on the Breaking the Silence project created her own piece for this board representing her thoughts and feelings about her journey through an abusive relationship and through life. The board of life is indicative of a game of snakes and ladders it represents the road that women experiencing domestic abuse travel.
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