'For Pat' painted by Wellington street artist, Ghstie [Sean Duffell]. Here's the back-story behind this work
My grandmother Patricia loved Pansies and my mum said she always used to say “a pansy for your thought”. Mum could never understand what she meant by this until I talked to her about this project and how I could graphically pay homage to Gran. We talked about using the Pansy flower and it turned out that the name Pansy is derived from the French word pansee which also means “thought” in French which solved the mystery. Pansy is also the flower of remembrance, so it's perfect. This project is not only paying homage to my beloved Gran who passed away too soon but has solved a life-long mystery into what Gran had been saying for all those years.
