The embroidered surfaces of Helen David's contribution to Cure3, Hold My Hand, gives it a vibrant yet intimate feeling. Its playful aspect carries a message both back and front that is felt as very poignant in light of recent experiences with lockdown and social distancing and also the cause at hand in this art project: namely thinking of people who are facing a life-sentencing diagnosis with Parkinson’s. The message of the importance of ‘friendship and love’ and the intimate action to ‘hold my hand’ is rendered more personal through the intricate craftsmanship and bold colours of the pincushion, yet its irony is brought home by the distancing effect of the Perspex cube in which it is held.