Artists paint body boards to fundraise for hospice

Archie Farmer
BBC News, South West
Cornwall Hospice Care A picture of one of the painted body boards in Cornwall. It is mainly light blue in colour with the beach and sea in the background.Cornwall Hospice Care
More than 40 artists from Cornwall have transformed a number of handcrafted wooden body boards

More than 40 artists from Cornwall have transformed body boards into works of art in support of Cornwall Hospice Care.

The completed designs will be exhibited in venues across the county throughout July, August and September.

An online auction, with bidding open from now until 25 September, gives the public the chance to bid for one of the boards.

The money raised by the auction will be used to deliver care and support to patients and families.

The project was created by long-time fundraiser Sue Dennett, who said: "We reached out to our local community of artists to ask if they would take one of our belly boards to transform, and the response has been overwhelming.

"We've had everyone from passionate hobbyists to established names like Michael Praed, Kurt Jackson, Dick Twinney, Anthony Frost, and Steven Camps wanting to get involved.

"Like our previous project, 38 Churns, this is all about harnessing creativity and community to support the remarkable work Cornwall Hospice Care delivers every day."

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