{"product_id":"28-bournemouth-koi-carp-abundance-limited-edition-framed-canvas-print","title":"28. Bournemouth - Koi Carp Abundance (Limited Edition Framed Canvas Print)","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e28. Bournemouth - Koi Carp Abundance  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e(Limited Edition Framed Canvas Print)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eOil, Acrylic \u0026amp; Love - Framed Canvas Print - £450\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e30cm x 42cm\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eAbundance.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThe title of this piece is exactly what I manifested in this beautiful town.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eI held the Bournemouth event in Boscombe Cliff Gardens, a beautiful little spot surrounded by nature, perched on the cliff overlooking the ocean. In the middle is what I can only describe as a Victorian folly, a circle of pillars that felt incredibly powerful to hold our meditation within.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eWhile scouting for a location, I met a homeless chap called Omar. He was the person who suggested I try this place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAfter that, I didn’t see him again until the day before the event, when, completely by chance, I bumped into him in town. I was so grateful to be able to tell him that I’d taken his advice and chosen the gardens for the event. I invited him to come along.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eRight at the last minute, \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehe came.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIt brought me to tears.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eOmar made some beautiful connections that day. I don’t know what happened in the next chapter of his journey, but I really hope that day gave him something and inspired him in some small way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThroughout this entire tour, people had been telling me I should apply for this fund or that grant to help pay for the tour and exhibition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eBut there was a reason I refused.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eYour Art Connect had lost all of its funding and was close to shutting its doors. Our directors had burned themselves out applying for funding bids and getting nothing back.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eSo I made a decision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eI wasn’t going to apply for funding for this tour.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eI was going to do it myself. I was going to show the world what I could create, manifest the abundance I needed to complete the exhibition, and trust that eventually someone would see what I was doing and choose to invest in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eI even had the word \u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eABUNDANCE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e written on the whiteboard in my van, staring back at me every single day.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThen Bournemouth happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eAfter promoting the event, I received a message from a lady inviting me for a cup of tea. She said she had a proposal for me.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eIntrigued, of course I went.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eShe sat me down and told me that she loved what I was doing. She worked with an organisation that funded individuals and artists doing great things in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eThen she asked me a very simple question:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e“What do you need?”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eI told her straight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eI wanted to hold an exhibition in the middle of Shoreditch at my favourite venue, The Bike Shed. 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