And the will, And the hope

Companion pieces that accompany a poem about my father’s death which describes how he was “baffled by disease and age”. I have aimed to capture a freedom that might come with dying to re-use a spirit of optimism that is foreshadowed and unknowing.

Acrylic paint, spray paint, tissue and paper ephemera, image transfer, sand

Paisley pattern a royalty-free graphic resource from Indian Textile Prints published by Agile Rabbit Editions/Peppin Press. Permission gained for display.

Both 500mm wide x 605mm high, 20mm deep