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Love & Loss

The artwork starts with extract from Brown’s journals dealing with her experiences over sixteen years of working with people who face the reality of death every day, living with terminal cancer. Their stories express despair, hopelessness, anger, worry for the people left behind, and surprising currents of joy and peace.

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Art piece of wilted flowers in a vase

60x81cm. Pastel, graphite and charcoal on paper.

There can be beauty in death.
Expansion into time.
Space to listen and really hear others.
To find joy in, or despite, suffering.

Illustrative raven in flight on cream paper

60x81cm. Pastel and India ink on paper.

The bird that brings secrets from shadows.
A shift in consciousness.
Magic.

Interpretive artwork of a tree with a detailed root system

244cm x 122cm. Pastel, charcoal and aerosol spray paint on wood.

Baobab, the tree that houses the spirits of the ancestors.

Interpretive artwork of a tree with roots in green

244cm x 122cm. Pastel, charcoal and aerosol spray paint on wood.

What is my parachute?
My shock absorber?
Nature. The universe.
Nature supports me.

Abstract art piece using dark tones and the contrast of light and shade

60x81cm. Pastel on paper.

That sensation of vertigo.
That sensation that there are no edges.
That thump in the heart.
The ultimate feeling of letting go.

Brightly coloured illustration of various abstract figures interacting with one another

60x81cm. Pastel and acrylic paint on paper.

When young people know they are dying, they lose their dreams. They are forced to give up their expectations, grieve the loss of the life they thought they’d have.

Letting Go…

… of a family

Abstract lino print of figures printed in yellows and navy

25cm x 25cm. Printing ink and acrylic on paper.

… of a lover

Lino cut of abstract figures printed in purples

25cm x 25cm. Printing ink and acrylic on paper.

… of a sister

Abstract lino print of two figures holding glasses and embracing one another in orange hues

25cm x 25cm. Printing ink and acrylic on paper.

I feel hopeful that I can create space. I feel hopeful that I won’t become overwhelmed.
I feel hopeful that healing will take place.

Abstract illustrtion of two figures folded over their legs, facing one another and overlapping

60x81cm. Coloured pencil on paper.

How are pain and joy connected?
How does experiencing deep suffering
increase our ability to feel great joy?

A brightly coloured artwork of a room with table and chairs

60x81cm. Photo transfer and coloured pencil on birch panel.

Don’t let my death ruin your life. If I am not physically with you, my love will be forever in your heart. Remember this.

Abstract figure bent over writing on something on the floor in purples, yellows, and greys

60x81cm. Photo transfer and coloured pencil on paper.

My self smashes into your life.
I am a shell.
An echo chamber.

Abstract human form in orange hugging their knees to their chest against a muted green background

60x81cm. Photo transfer and coloured pencil on birch panel.

Did I do something wrong? Will it hurt?
Who’s going to look after me?
Can she still see me when she’s gone?

A series childlike illustrations in boxes depicting figures, objects, and animals

60x81cm. Photo transfer and coloured pencil on paper.

Love & Loss

A collaboration
Art by Ramune Luminaire
Words by Jocelyn Brown

64 pages, $20 plus p&p
All profit from the sale of the book supports bereaved children through Camp Erin, Toronto.