Gratitude
2023
Sandstone block
London, Abney Park Cemetery
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On the 24th of July 2023 I completed the design on this piece of sandstone by hand. I had prepared the stone earlier in the year but I'd been spending a lot more time decorating hats and clothing in 2023 with paint and stencils rather stonecarving. No examples on this website yet of the clothing and hats. I was also painting and cutting out card by hand to make word collages as has been my practice in recent years. Similarly no examples here as yet but I'm hoping to exhibit some in future.
Then on Tuesday 25th July I was arrested from my flat and that led to spending 4 months(!) in a mental hospital. Was it really necessary? And that long a time! It was very difficult. Last year was tough for me trying to come off medication on my own without the support of family and the mental health service. And so I did it as privately as possible but that increased the difficulty and some feelings of isolation.
Anyway, enough about that.
This piece, this word, was conceived that Monday 24/7/23 as part of a threesome of words Gratitude, Acceptance, Patience, and I was really feeling the love that Monday. Shame it took a turn for the worse.
So this piece was V-cut towards the end of 2023 after hospital and finished in January 2024