Last November, Central America was hit by two devastating hurricanes only a few days apart. The north coast of Honduras was hit the hardest, leaving entire communities affected. Many families have lost their homes and their sources of income.    

I am a Honduran artist based in the UK and watching this news over the last months has been extremely painful. I felt drawn to create responsive artwork that will raise awareness to the situation and can help in the emergency response.

For the next month, I will be working on small art pieces (above) specially created for this event that will be given to donors in exchange for their generous contributions. All funds will go to the cause and will support CAFOD with the great work that they are already doing in the region.

https://cafod.org.uk/News/Emergencies-news/Hurricanes-Eta-and-Iota

Gift options are:

- A digital postcard which can be saved on your devices (donations from £1)

- A5 Limited edition art print, frame not included (First 30 donations of £30)

- An individually crafted puzzle made from reclaimed wood (First 30 donations of £50 or more)

- Bonus giveaway opt-in: A unique cabinet built by designer Julian Leedham using repurposed wood (£5 lucky dip). It will take place on the 21st of March at the end of the day.

IMPORTANT: In order to receive your gift, please forward your confirmation to fundraisingforhonduras@gmail.com as this platform will not do it automatically. I commit to responsibly use your details for the purposes of this event only and will delete personal details once the event and the deliveries are fulfilled. Post deliveries are free to the UK. For anywhere else we can arrange postage.

The work:

I take special care that the production of my art is done in the most conscious of ways. Thus, materials for these artworks include rice-based inks, certified recycled paper, and wood off-cuts.   

This is a theme in my work where I use repurposed materials to create compositions inspired by the spontaneous solutions seen in the architecture of developing nations such as Honduras.