I was commissioned by the National Archives UK to create a series of illustrations responding to refugee stories for Refugee Week 2020 – the whole process moved me, as it made me think of how it must’ve been for my family during Partition.
“The aim of this year’s programme is to share information about the reality of the refugee experience. The Partition of British India, which led to one of the largest mass migrations in history, contains countless stories and is a fitting way to speak to this experience.…
“I just want equality for all of us. At the moment, the scales are unfairly balanced and I just want things to be fair for my children and my grand-children”
Patrick Hutchinson / @iampatrickhutchinson
Popped down Penge on a random one over the weekend, and came across this beautiful 13ft mural of Mimi Fresh (@firemoonfresh) painted by artist Dreph (Neequaye Dsane / @Dreph_). Apparently the mural was part of 10 large scale murals painted across the capital to celebrate extraordinary women doing amazing things in their communities and society as a whole…
BLM PROTEST – Parliament Square, London
Ink and felt tip on paper
The unity felt at this protest was beautiful. The media will paint another picture, as always. Divide and fool. It’s on us to stay connected, seek our own truth and trust each other more.
EDWASTEMAN COLSTON – Bristol Harbour, UK
Ink and felt tip on paper
In 1680, Edward Colston, became a member of the Royal African Company, which had held the monopoly in England on trading along the west coast of Africa in gold, silver, ivory and slaves from 1662.…
Big up Ryan from SnowBallz, for getting me down to bless up a message on the local skate ramp in Wandle Park, Croydon – used to play tennis here as a teenager wayyyyy back during my teenage years – was good to see the local youth unleashing their response to BLM *Ps. if you’re a parent, have THAT convo and EDUCATE yourself with them, IF you care about living in an equal & anti-racist society COMFORT DISCOMFORT GROWTH 🙂
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