2017, Shizu lost her beloved dog-son Favor, to Wobbler Syndrome after 4 years battle with this neurology disease.
Constant Gardener is an ongoing project in memory of Favor, this garden project started in 2015, a project of making a garden for then 14 years old ill Favor to recover from. After Favor died, this garden project give birth to Favor Memorial Garden. (2018- 19 on going)
Constant Gardener is an ongoing project in memory of Favor, this garden project started in 2015, a project of making a garden for then 14 years old ill Favor to recover from. After Favor died, this garden project give birth to Favor Memorial Garden. (2018- 19 on going)
Favor Cottage Garden Project
2018 -19
Favor Memorial Garden
2015 winter, dogdog Favor had been ill over 2 years, we moved to a stair-free ground floor;
the flat comes with an overgrown weedy back garden; this became an instant open space in the middle of London.
I was told by three vets that it's time to consider putting down Favor around Christmas 2015 because he had 3 months of diarrhea ( a serious side effect caused by his neurology treatment which started Sep 2015 );
none of the doctors can fix their problems of medicine and giving right treatments;
Favor only got worse because of the heavy drug treatments; I have learned the chemical makes the sick sicker;
I swore to bring Favor home and never go back to that clinic again, and we did.
We made it through without vet and pills ever since Favor felt calm and comfortable without drugs hurting him ( till the day he died on Sep 2017 ).
" I am counting my blessing. Every day I am making sure Favor is at his most comfortable and relaxing state; I want this garden for his recovery. It's a space bringing solace both for my dog's condition and my frustration in dealing with his deterioration. In this new place, we made it our home.”
I wrote this in my 2015 diary.
Before this garden, I had never planted a bean, a pea nor a potato; this garden had taught me what is nature, nature heals.
After his death, this garden is where Favor's love and beautiful healing spirit resides within me;
It carries me through this synthetic time until the day I can finally meet him again. --- Shizico Yi. 2018
the flat comes with an overgrown weedy back garden; this became an instant open space in the middle of London.
I was told by three vets that it's time to consider putting down Favor around Christmas 2015 because he had 3 months of diarrhea ( a serious side effect caused by his neurology treatment which started Sep 2015 );
none of the doctors can fix their problems of medicine and giving right treatments;
Favor only got worse because of the heavy drug treatments; I have learned the chemical makes the sick sicker;
I swore to bring Favor home and never go back to that clinic again, and we did.
We made it through without vet and pills ever since Favor felt calm and comfortable without drugs hurting him ( till the day he died on Sep 2017 ).
" I am counting my blessing. Every day I am making sure Favor is at his most comfortable and relaxing state; I want this garden for his recovery. It's a space bringing solace both for my dog's condition and my frustration in dealing with his deterioration. In this new place, we made it our home.”
I wrote this in my 2015 diary.
Before this garden, I had never planted a bean, a pea nor a potato; this garden had taught me what is nature, nature heals.
After his death, this garden is where Favor's love and beautiful healing spirit resides within me;
It carries me through this synthetic time until the day I can finally meet him again. --- Shizico Yi. 2018
2018 March
Deep Winter
Since you've been gone
2017
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Summer |
2016
the creative year |
2015 winter
how it all started |
Plants Visual Diary 2017
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