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‘Issues I am most passionate about’

If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to?

If I had a million dollars to give away, I would give it to:

Women’s aid: A National charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children.

Shelter: A charity that supports homeless people.

NAPAC: The National Association for people abused in childhood.

PTSD UK: Dedicated to raising awareness of PTSD.

All of the above, have helped, supported, and guided me through all of my childhood and adult traumatic experiences. I would not be here today without them ❤️🙏

‘LOVE’

What’s something you would attempt if you were guaranteed not to fail.

To let down my guards, fall in LOVE, and share our lives together. ❤️

Short, to the point, but that’s it 🙏

“Visual Artists”

Who are your favorite artists?

I have hundreds of favourite Artists, but here are a few:

Mark Rothko’s captivating, large scale, colour field paintings.

Rachel Whiteread’s sculptures/casts and installations.

Pablo Picasso & Georges Braque’s cubist paintings, inspired by Paul Cezanne and African and Iberian sculptures.

Gaudi’s modernist architecture.

Christo and Jean Claude’s site specific installations.

Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel ceiling, painted in fresco.

And of course, last but not least: MYSELF. 🤗

“Travel”

What is your favorite hobby or pastime?

I have many hobbies, but my all time favourite has to be ‘travel’, exploring new Countries.

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Seaplane transfer from Mali…atols in the Maldives 🤗

‘Calabria 2’

Acrylic on canvas.

‘Calabria 2’ (30”x20”)

This painting was completed in 2020. I visited the Calabria region of Italy several times, visiting a friend. I tried to capture the essence of Calabria; the food, the landscape, the architecture and the history.

Such a beautiful region of Italy ❤️

©Sara Allwright/All rights reserved

“Possessions”

What would you do if you lost all your possessions?

I lost all my possessions when I was 15yrs old. I know…what possessions does a 15yr old have? A few cuddly toys, my skateboard, toys, my diaries, and a scrapbook filled with my athletic certificates.

But, more importantly, I lost my home, my friends and my family.

Present day: the only possession I have from childhood is one photograph of myself when I was about three months old.

So in that sense, I didn’t lose everything!

I now have a lot of possessions; trinkets and souvenir’s from my travels. My home has all the usual practicalities. The walls of my home are adorned with all my paintings.

But, what I don’t have is a family. Therefore, I ‘feel’ I have lost more than possessions.

On a positive note, I have a roof over my head, I’m healthy, and I have good friends 🤗.

Thank you for reading ✨🌻

“Justice System”

What’s a topic or issue about which you’ve changed your mind?

There are a number of topics that I’ve changed my mind about. But, the most significant and important for me is the criminal justice system.

As a teenager, I believed and had faith in the police, the law courts, the powers to be…the whole judiciary system.

I no longer feel that way. The criminal justice system is ineffective; the practice, operation, and procedures are defective in delivering justice to the victims of serious crime.

I no longer have faith in it!