The theme of
escape can bring many different things to mind, some pleasurable, some fanciful
and some more dire. I think that it would be a rare individual who never wished
for an escape from one thing or another.
In my quilt
I wanted to ask the question “ Escape to where?” Simply put, if I were having a
perfect day, where would I be? What would I be doing? Who would I be with?
The answers
to these questions would probably vary depending on the situation
that I wanted to escape. If it were the cold of winter, I might want to be on a
tropical island. If it were from the tedium of everyday life, I might want some
place exciting or stimulating. If it were from the noise and chaos of a big
city, I might want to be in a tranquil and serene place. The possibilities,
like the reasons, are infinite and personal.
In this
quilt I have created a map of an imaginary place to represent all of the
imaginary places that I might wish to be. My presence is represented by an
abstract copper coloured symbol which symbolizes a compass for direction but
with a central square which represents me. I am, therefore, the heart of this
desire and the chooser of the destination.
The outlined
compasses represent some of the possibilities of where I might want to be.
