SUPPORT for UKRAINE

Space & Shadows – a legacy

Many of you will be aware of my forthcoming exhibition for The Commandery, Worcester running from 10th – 23rd April 2022.

Once ended, all the photographs and poems used in the exhibition will be auctioned to raise funds for the Disasters Emergency Committee’ Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal. The UK government have also pledged to match funds raised for this appeal £ for £ up to £20,000,000.

This will be your opportunity to not only own an original set of artwork, with each photograph and poem personally signed and dated, but also to support this huge humanitarian crisis currently facing millions of people.

Full details of the auction and how to place your bids will appear soon both on this website and across my social media, so make sure you follow all channels for updates to ensure you don’t miss out!

If you have the chance to visit the exhibition, you will be able to view up close the original pieces which will be released and decide which one you would love to grace your wall before you place your bids! It is anticipated the starting price for each of the 30 pieces will be in the region of £20 each, which would mean around £1,200 for the appeal once match funded by the government. Obviously I would love to raise as much as possible, so the higher the bid the happier I will be 🙂

A reminder that the exhibition is free to enter (subject to the museum’s entry fee).

The magic of space and shadow – the significance of Worcester & The Commandery

Every building has its sacred space, that place where ghosts push back and senses heighten, become awake and aware. For me, in this wonderment of a city I call home, I have been fortunate enough to find two such spaces – the Norman crypt in the Cathedral, and The Commandery, in particular the Painted Chamber.

So many magical and wonderment spaces have also revealed themselves in my wanderings in this unique building, tucked away next to the site of the old Sidbury Gate, along the original main route towards Oxford and London. Although popularly noted for its connections with the Civil War leading to the Cromwellian age, The Commandery has many layers to its essence which are often overlooked, holding an esteemed place in the heart of Worcester’s history – a city which in itself has been a significant player in the theatre of our history.

“our present is shaped through the weave of history, thus to draw the map for our future we need to understand the pattern of the past”