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Watford
Museum
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE
STREET
An exhibition of art by people who have experienced homelessness.
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Click on an image to view a larger version and see how they are described.
Artist: Caroline MacCLean
Ladybird Latch Hook Rug
You have to focus, but it’s a relaxing thing to do. It took around 4 weeks to make this rug.
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Artist: Chelsie Wicks
A musical landscape
The artist was inspired to draw this artwork after being given a donated guitar whilst at one of the New Hope residences.
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The Guitar
Artist: Chris O'Bee
An Oasis of Calm, written 24 August 2018
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An Oasis of Calm - written 24 August 2018
Artist: Chris O'Bee
Survive, written November 2018
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Survive - written November 2018
Artist: Anonymous
Blue Skies
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Artist: Anonymous
In the Bleak Midwinter​
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Artist: Anonymous
Spoons
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Creator: Gary Stratford
Collage of Beauty
I wanted to try something out of my comfort zone and enjoy the fact that it came off.
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Garden table
Garden table
Artist: Michael Latarche
Sunny Side of the Street
A blooming marvellous show!​ Rock garden created by the artist in the New Hope House garden.
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Rock garden
Artist: Stephen O'Grady
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Bedsit
Belvedere
Home
Artist: Sylvester Mudenda
Phantom Knights Rugged Gloves
Let me light up the situation (there are lights in my gloves)!
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Artist: Tim Spiller
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Roomy Park Bench
Surprisingly roomy park bench close to town centre. Pleasant surroundings, interesting neighbours, many local points of interest. Would suit anyone with plummeting self-esteem.
The White Bridge
I really like bridges and I have come to regard this photograph as symbolic of recovery from a particularly dark phase in my life, i.e. passing from one side to the other. With the help of New Hope, I was in a much better frame of mind.
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Roomy Park Bench
The White Bridge
Artist: Ivan Mascarenhas
Dragonfly Metamorphosis
Change, development, life in the garden.
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Artist: Ivan Mascarenhas
Dragonfly Canvas
A year in the making. Finished during lockdown period at the Sanctuary. Song lyrics, meaningful literature with contributions from service users, volunteers and staff of New Hope. The dragonfly, inspired by real dragonflies from our community market garden, symbolised growth, change, development and the persistence of life.
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Artist: Ivan Mascarenhas
Bath Canal Boat
Old bath rescued from a neighbour’s garden, a real team effort, with ideas and contributions from many involved with New Hope Community Market Garden.
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Artist: Ivan Mascarenhas
Repurposed Guitar
Music-calm relaxation of a garden, peace of the outdoors, fresh air and nature.
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Artist: Ivan Mascarenhas
The Alleyway
This photo represents the loneliness and despair of homelessness, but there is light at the end of the tunnel.
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Artist: Ivan Mascarenhas
The Eye
Just playing with reflection, the tree, a landscape within the eye.
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Artist: Ivan Mascarenhas
Four Urban Landscapes
Represents peace and calm, long shadows and contrast, early morning tranquillity in an otherwise busy place.
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Artist: Ivan Mascarenhas
Lily Beetle
Resting on a gardener’s thumb.
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Artist: Ivan Mascarenhas
Tiny (because it is 'my newt')
One of our friends in the garden.
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Artist: Ivan Mascarenhas
These Wise Old Trees
Offering up a sense of strength, reliability – a dominant faithful presence.
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Artist: Ivan Mascarenhas
Willow Catkin
Natural surroundings providing a frame, blue sky, cloud, tree and spider (can you spot the spider?).
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Artist: Ivan Mascarenhas
YMCA Windows
Watford has a wonderful urban environment spanning decades of varying designs and development. This is the YMCA building showing off its beautiful symmetry.
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