Acrylic piece from January 2008 Exhibition now privately owned. 
It is now the 5th January 2009 and already we start off the year with fallen heroes in lands that were unknown until conflict thrust them into the headlines, Afghanistan, Iraq and now, Gaza, not that conflict there is anything new merely that people had become unawares until the recent action by Israel, all one can do is to send out prayers for the unfortunate 'collaterals', civilians, women children etal.
Pebble Count 003
It is now the 5th January 2009 and already we start off the year with fallen heroes in lands that were unknown until conflict thrust them into the headlines, Afghanistan, Iraq and now, Gaza, not that conflict there is anything new merely that people had become unawares until the recent action by Israel, all one can do is to send out prayers for the unfortunate 'collaterals', civilians, women children etal.What was most depressing, nay, annoying for me however was that even with wars raging around the globe, with poverty misery, depravity and suffering far greater than people in this country could even imagine let alone deal with, people are still able to moan about comparatively trivial issues in their lives, the price of beer, the broken traffic lights, the roadworks and that it was too cold to even think about walking to work in the New Year, and all that just in one queu on christmas eve, what is the matter with people in the so-called western world of plenty.
Pebble Count 003
What are these all about?
I found my first heart shaped pebble about 9 years ago, since then I have taken them as a marker, a point in my life where I was doing the right thing at the right time, they marked my path in life and signified small gifts. how many do I have now? follow this BLOG and keep up to date as I shall be adding one more each BLOG entry, I am still finding them, I am still on my journey.
I really dont understand people on the whole, they have everything they could possibly need in life but still they find fault with their lives, their neighbours, their government, their work and incomes, it is no wonder I prefer to remain distant from the general populus! I just dont understand why people moan so much but do nothing about their lives, if you dont like your job get another, if you cant, go back to school, if you dont like your neighbours... move, if you dont like life then you sure as hell need to open your eyes and look around.
Anyway, that is my moan but sadly I cant do anything about it other than to live in a forest on my own,,,,, I wish!!!
If nothing else though, the general aire of discontent that dominates my peaceful existance has given me the basis for my 2014 Exhibition, it has given me my primary piece from which all others will radiate in the form of a 30 foot stained glass wall, built as homage to the unfortunates in life, to those who truly are unable to change their situations as the horrors of world affairs is forced upon them, 'The Collaterals' as they are called in some circles.
The pristine white of snow covered land now gone leaving the detritis of humanity borne on winter floods in its place, it is sad but still creates a nice picture!! (By the way, it is up-side down)
