It's finally here a collection I've put my whole heart into. When filming The Outstanding Artist it brought a lot of emotion out that I didn't know I have and honestly I'm still trying to understand why and where it stems from.
I've had a lot of really tough times in my life, the biggest being loosing my mum at a young age and I've always had to pick myself up off the floor to build again.
I felt like life is out to get me, that I'm being punished for something but I think that its life testing us, making you stronger and teaching you resilience.
We wouldn't be who we are without these challenges and life experiences today.
This collection has a lot to do with that, resilience. We need resilience. We have to take those moments and those challenges by the hand and grow. Spread your wings and fly.
I have decided to write a poem with each painting and I asked my dad to write one as well to see how they make him feel as we all experience paintings differently.
'Cute. Quiet. Small.
That’s how they see us.
But there is a fierce heart here,
with bold intentions.
We belong.
And the world deserves our song.
Pause for a moment,
look closer.
Truly see what lives within,
and let it be known.
Let them see.
No one can crush what is yours.
Not your dreams.
They are yours alone.
Hold them gently,
not too tight,
so they have room to grow.
We are bold.
We are fighters.
And we will fly,
claiming the sky that was always ours.'
By Eleanor Birch
'Not just a Christmas card icon.
Not just a denizen of these sceptered Isles
Not just my irascible companion when I turn the earth
Not just a brave defender of what is yours
Not just a red breasted lionheart
This is how I see you Mr Robin.....but how do you see yourself?
How do you see me?'
By Ian Birch
