SlimLizzy
Well-Known Member
MrSlim has just had a extremely upsetting phone call from his aunt. He has few relatives, she and his son are the only ones he is close too and he makes a big effort to see her every time we are in UK.
His aunt is an internationally recognised artist and we are both great admirers of her work, which is tiny and very detailed. She said that she was preparing for an exhibition and has discovered some original artworks are missing. Which is shocking - but worse she thinks that either I, or one of our sons has stolen them.
This is based on the fact that we are the only people she has had in her house since covid. One of our sons slept in the bedroom where the works are kept. She didnt actually accuse him, or me, but now both MrSlim and I are banned from the house. She will meet him (and me?) only in town now. MrSlim is devastated. This is such an important relationship to him.
We were both appalled when she first mentioned that some pictures had gone missing and asked who had them on Facebook. Knowing how cluttered her house is we both concluded that they were mislaid and would turn up. However we didn't realise that the post was aimed specifically at us. Aunt says that nobody else has been in her house.
We both know that once she has taken a position on something she holds to it. So thinking that the pictures are stolen she won't be searching for them and will probably believe to her dying day that one of my sons took them.
Aunt has a heart condition and has not been well enough to work on her art for some time. She says the shock and distress has exacerbated her health problems.
The exhibition has been cancelled.
His aunt is an internationally recognised artist and we are both great admirers of her work, which is tiny and very detailed. She said that she was preparing for an exhibition and has discovered some original artworks are missing. Which is shocking - but worse she thinks that either I, or one of our sons has stolen them.
This is based on the fact that we are the only people she has had in her house since covid. One of our sons slept in the bedroom where the works are kept. She didnt actually accuse him, or me, but now both MrSlim and I are banned from the house. She will meet him (and me?) only in town now. MrSlim is devastated. This is such an important relationship to him.
We were both appalled when she first mentioned that some pictures had gone missing and asked who had them on Facebook. Knowing how cluttered her house is we both concluded that they were mislaid and would turn up. However we didn't realise that the post was aimed specifically at us. Aunt says that nobody else has been in her house.
We both know that once she has taken a position on something she holds to it. So thinking that the pictures are stolen she won't be searching for them and will probably believe to her dying day that one of my sons took them.
Aunt has a heart condition and has not been well enough to work on her art for some time. She says the shock and distress has exacerbated her health problems.
The exhibition has been cancelled.