Paddy’s story

“My daughter had told me about King Lear Prizes, and because I had begun working on the picture, it gave me an extra incentive to finish it in order to enter, plus it helped take my mind off things during solitary lockdown.

I think the King Lear Prizes are a brilliant idea. They have helped sustain us older people during this unprecedented time, and given us something to aim at. In fact, it has inspired me to complete another embroidery.”