A strange world has come to us that we have never experienced before. Everything in Peaceful daily life has changed. This was chaos, We adapt in this chaos and live in that world. I enjoyed this feeling and tried to express it with quietness. I am getting used to this strangeness I live a different daily life in a different world. And I tried to express this feeling. Size : 47 X 31 inch ( 80 X 120 cm ) Materials : Cotton Techniques : Hand dyed, Mono Printed, Machine pieced,

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Alicia Merrett Reading the Ithaka poem, and mulling about its contents, meaning, and its relevance to me and my life, a number of words came to my head. They are: Ithaka - Journey - dreams - thoughts - process - adventure - enjoyment -wisdom - goal - arrival. I thought that a good way to start this cycle was to put all those words in my first quilt. Then I can be reminded of them and think further about their relevance to my journey. And create further quilts inspired by the

"As you set out for Ithaka hope the journey is a long one, full of adventure, full of discovery." ~excerpt from "Ithaka" by C.P. Cavafy For my first quilt in the "Ithaka" series, I decided to illustrate the poem's first part, focusing especially on the word "hope". When you set out, expectations are high; anything is possible. We like to imagine the best-case scenario. Sunny skies, smooth seas. Time will tell if our hopes will be realized. Technical details: Finished size 40x

We pass through various landscapes on our way to a sweet homeland, to peace and satisfaction: swift voyages, rough mountains, and green valleys. We see rainbows, sunrises and sunsets, light and darkness, all of which will enrich us and mark our path to the end of a long journey. The Voyage, first piece of this series Textile collage made with hand-dyed and commercial cotton fabrics and silk. Raw edge machine stitched appliqué The Voyage - full - 2022 H=40" x W=31" - H=103 x W

Like in the poem that inspires this series, it is the journey that matters. The ideas, the work, the discards and the multiple alterations of the piece during the creative process. I would like to show you some of this, how I progressed in my Voyage Sketching and selecting fabrics and colors The start, sometimes hesitant and uncertain After some changes, testing value and accents Almost there!