Spell To Remember

Watercolour, coloured pencil, pigment, acrylic and liquid gold leaf on board.

Unframed 30 x 42 cms

Who are we without our memories?

My Father was diagnosed with dementia some time before I began this Spell. During the slow process of its creation he moved into a care home and passed away. Coming back to work on this painting during those months was a helpful way to process what was going on and gave me space to wonder about memory. Who are we when the memories fade? What really matters in the end?  

Finishing this piece left me feeling that the power of remembering, is really about making meaning, witnessing events, understanding our own story, defining ourselves.

Witnessing someone lose their own narrative is painful. Especially when you feature in it.

Memory is subjective and can live on beyond a life. In the retelling of tales, the passing on of objects, habits, preferences. Memories shape us for good or bad, this Spell is a also a coming to terms with being forgotten as much as a desire to remember. May it help you with the pain of forgetting yourself, or being forgotten.

Read about each element and its significance here.

See the entire process of creating this piece reduced to less than 8 minutes in this timelapse.

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