For Whom The Bell Tolls
“No man is an island, entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main; if a clod be washed away by the sea, Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a manor of thy friend's or of thine own were; any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind, and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.”
Excerpt from:
Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions, Meditation XVII: ~{1623}
by John Donne
Ernest Hemingway popularized the phrase “For Whom The Bell Tolls” globally by using it as the title for his famous 1940 novel about the Spanish Civil War.
{Hemingway committed suicide in 1961}
This artwork has been created in memory of Faith Blessings Bell who was suffering from post partum depression and took her own life in August of 2026. She is survived by her husband and their 7 month old baby girl at the time of her death.
The white bell inside the lantern was inspired by Faiths last name Bell (her maiden name), the heart at the top holds the bell on twine to suspend the bell above the sunflower that is molded into a diamond shape with resin epoxy.
I would like to present this physical artwork to her husband with a large portion from this sale to donate to him and his daughter. I realize money does not bring Faith back or solve the suicide epidemic across the world. Covering the funeral cost for his wife would allow for some relief and help the healing process by knowing people care in web3.
As of 2:33 p.m. CST the have been 706,683 deaths by suicide in 2026 on August 29, 2026 🆘