On the 2nd July 2022 this original painting sold, and £2,150 went to Epilepsy Research UK.
It was all in the name of the ‘Ellen Mezzetti Memorial Fund’, she tragically lost her life in 2006 when she was just 16 from an epileptic seizure. In the years since, her family have raised money towards epilepsy research UK. I wanted to be a part of their fundraising efforts, and they made a collective £13,000 this 2022.
I was inspired by the family’s story, where they wanted to turn their tragedy of losing their daughter into a process of lasting change for a wider community of those living with epilepsy. The painting was one of the prizes available on their charity auction evening. So far the family have helped raise £151,000 towards Epilepsy Research since they began their fundraising campaign.
The art of giving back…….. recently I read about an artist who’s mission was to live the first half of his life working hard to become an established and valued artist. And the second half of his life was to use his established position to raise money and contribute to as many charities and worthy causes as possible. This really spoke to me and gave me a burning purpose behind my painting mission.
The “Ellen Mezzetti Memorial Fund’ was set up after Ellen (above) tragically died in 2006 .