At The Garden Of Hope
We have raised over £6000 now but we still have a way to go.
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(Click to enlarge this portrait of those involved in making the mosaic)
It was my pleasure to take a trip to Tottenham to spend an afternoon at the Mental Health Unit where Tessa Hunkin and members of the Hackney Mosaic Project had been worked with patients and staff over fourteen weeks to create a mosaic entitled The Garden of Hope.
At the centre of the unit is a yard enclosed by buildings on all sides and lined with astroturf. Through discussion, the notion of conceiving of this space as The Garden of Hope arose and the heartfelt iconography of the mosaic was devised, featuring a pair of lions as representatives of the residents at the unit, with open gates and road leading to a white tower incarnating the possibility of reaching a better place.
Rosalie Simpson served rice and beans and we sat at long tables to eat our food in celebration of the joint achievement. Everyone was extremely proud of the beautiful mural that had been created and the collective desire that it represents in such poignant fashion, and – at this particular moment in a troubled year – it is a sentiment we can all understand.
Rosalie Simpson cooked up rice and beans in celebration of the completion of the mosaic
(Click to enlarge and study the mosaic in detail)
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Lovely to see the diversity of the people who have come together to create these beautiful and joyful mosaics.
I hope many of the Readers enlarged the image of the mosaic, above. It is a design that radiates with optimism, humanity, and a lovely soothing color palette. The surrounding grid is so wise – to me, a grid is like a “border” but with more nuance. Well, its a theory.
I smiled to realize that I could literally enjoy a post about the mosaics EVERY day. So these recent stories with beautiful photos, have been glorious.
Looking forward to a whole BOOK full of the mosaic artists and their accomplishments.