My Dog Sighs finds his own lost art from Portsmouth treasure hunt - and then reburies it
The necklace - which has now been hidden again - is worth £3,500.
Artist My Dog Sighs has finally been reunited with a lost piece of his art - but only temporarily.
Over the Easter weekend, the Portsmouth street artist hid more than 8,000 pieces of art worth £10,000 as part of Portsmouth’s centenary anniversary of becoming a city. My Dog Sighs, real name Paul Stone, worked for six months to create coins, beer mats, paintings, necklaces and even bronze statues.
Most of the art has been found by eagle-eyed locals, but one piece - a £3,500 necklace - had still not been discovered. In fact, Stone had hidden it so well that even he forgot where he’d put it.
Cue an influx of people offering to help with metal detectors, drones and the sort of kit that would make search and rescue teams blush, all in the hopes of finding it. The jewellery was made in a collaboration with master goldsmith Charlotte Cornelius.
Taking to social media this evening, Stone has confirmed that he has since found the necklace once again - and immediately hidden it in the same spot.
He said: “I’ve only gone and found it! So it was where I buried it, the stone must have gone missing. In all previous attempts I’ve just missed it.
“I am going to re-bury it, the treasure hunt is back on. Happy hunting.
“A huge thanks to all those people who have sent messages and left comments over the last few days. You all seem to be incredibly invested in it, which is amazing.”
The necklace has been buried under pebbles that look similar to those found at Southsea seafront, and will be left there for another week. If it still has not been found, My Dog Sighs said he will give out more clues about the treasure’s location.