paul Ashton A.K.A Ash

All are welcome. I was born and bred in the city of manchester and i moved to london in 2003. My profile picture has now changed it is an up to date one. I have lived on the streets of both  Manchester and London  up until 2005. I now have my own place and I now have a good life. I am 50 years young. I am an artist and i have had some of my work in the Tate Modern that was back in 2007 I have just had my very first solo exhibition and it was a resounding success. I find it hard to believe now as i sit here in front of my computer screen that i was street homeless for 25 years surrounded as i am by all of the things that i now possess. I know that material things are not that important but when you come from a background of having nothing and i mean just having the clothes that you are standing in, you tend to appreciate having possessions around you.when i lived on the streets i was on the fringes of society now i have all of the trappings that go with living in mainstream society.