An element of magic also runs through his work.
Blood runs through his work, but so does juicy life.
"There's no theme running through my work," he said from his studio in London.
Asian American history and mixed race representations are subjects that run through her work.
At the same time, one senses a strong, tough moral thread running through his work.
A central theme running through Winnicott's work was the idea of play.
The theme of risk runs through Joy's other work.
And with all that we do, the silver thread of human rights runs through our work.
A common concern running through her work is women's perceptions and points of view, but the serious stuff is always embedded deep below the surface.
One theme that runs through her work is that of the outsider.