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Ashes to art: the Liverpool artist turning cremation ashes into paintings of memory

Ashes to art: the Liverpool artist turning cremation ashes into paintings of memory

by Daisy Sanderson | May 13, 2026 | Living Proof

In a small studio at the bottom of his parents’ garden in Liverpool, Gary Harper begins each painting by making room for someone who is no longer there. Before he starts, he clears the room, sets out crystals, and plays music that meant something to the person whose...

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