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The Jar of Letting Go

Large illustrated candlestick - 35 x 18cm; oil-stick, pencil and scratching on 19Cth salt-glaze stoneware.

There is a long history of grief-ware as celebration art. This piece tells a story of friends & family at my mother's wake. This piece is not sad, it's the circle of life taking place in her garden where she adored watching the birds, flowers and animals.

Man, small child and dog. Man crouches to help a small child in a pink anorak with a hood say hello to a friendly black dog. They are friends at a wake held in a beautiful garden. Joy even in sadness.

Man, small child and dog. Man crouches to help a small child in a pink anorak with a hood say hello to a friendly black dog. They are friends at a wake held in a beautiful garden. Joy even in sadness.

a black and a white woman smile. Both dress brightly for the wake, celebrating a life. The black woman has cropped hair and a red dress. The white woman has frizzy orange hair and a khaki dress.

a black and a white woman smile. Both dress brightly for the wake, celebrating a life. The black woman has cropped hair and a red dress. The white woman has frizzy orange hair and a khaki dress.

Two well-dressed older people chat at celebration in a garden. It feels full of grace but also light hearted. The woman look at us in pale blue suit with large red glasses and an older man is in in a dark suit.

Two well-dressed older people chat at celebration in a garden. It feels full of grace but also light hearted. The woman look at us in pale blue suit with large red glasses and an older man is in in a dark suit.

Man, child and dog in garden. A man in a blue jacket and stripy shirt crouches down with small child in a pink jacket and curly black dog. They are very sympathetic and kind.

Man, child and dog in garden. A man in a blue jacket and stripy shirt crouches down with small child in a pink jacket and curly black dog. They are very sympathetic and kind.

A mother and daughter hug. They hug affection in a garden. It is the older woman's wake and the middle aged woman is imagining saying goodbye and letting go to her mum.

A mother and daughter hug. They hug affection in a garden. It is the older woman's wake and the middle aged woman is imagining saying goodbye and letting go to her mum.

Trees as abstract pattern. The top of the jar viewed from the top represents the swirl of the trees in the garden in abstract.

Trees as abstract pattern. The top of the jar viewed from the top represents the swirl of the trees in the garden in abstract.

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