Local artist’s mural for Marie Curie
AN ARTIST helped launch an online charity auction by painting an eye-catching mural at the Marie Curie Cardiff and the Vale Hospice in Penarth, dedicated to the nurses who cared for her dying mother.
The mural includes depictions of the four seasons, representing the cycle of life, focusing on warm orange tones as a welcoming image for visitors to the hospice.
Unity – real name Amelia Thomas, is one of more than 100 people who donated pieces for a recently Marie Curie Great Welsh Art Auction.
Unity, whose mother, Latifah, died from breast cancer, said: “Marie Curie nurses came to give respite at night when she was nearing the end of her time. It was amazing for us to have this support to allow her to die at home.
“I had heard of Marie Curie but didn’t really know what the charity did or think that I would need this support.
“Our family were able to get some sleep, knowing that my mum Latifah would be passing soon, but not knowing exactly when that would happen. The support from the nurses made the time more bearable. It was also good to feel that we weren’t alone – that what we were going through is experienced by other families who would also be receiving this support from Marie Curie.”
The virtual auction featured an array of Welsh art, including paintings, prints, sculpture, glass, metal works and jewellery.
Talking about her creation at the hospice, Unity added: “I enjoy the physicality of painting murals, how lost you can get in the creation where no other thoughts are able to enter your head. I often tune in to the feeling of a place or person that I’m working with and try and connect more deeply than just making a ‘decoration’ on the wall.
”Other artists involved in the auction included Marie Curie patron Kate Corbett-Winder, multi-medium creator Andrew Logan and landscape/seascape painter Heather Evans.
Victoria Hardy, senior community fundraiser for Marie Curie, said: “This celebration of Welsh art was a unique opportunity for members of the public to purchase something beautiful for themselves or as a gift, and take comfort in knowing that it’s helping to raise funds so Marie Curie can continue to be there for patients and their families who need them.”
Marcus Stead
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‘Angels’ is one of those over-used words today but totally appropriate when relating to Marie Curie nurses. An interesting article on one person’s appreciation of the support they give in the darkest of times.