Most of us
grew up with a fairy tale, Hollywood movie image of love. One day our Prince
Charming would sweep us off our feet and whisk us away to a wonderful castle
where we would live, rich and happy forever. There would never be any problems
or discord, just longing gazes into each other’s eyes and eternal bliss.
For most of
us who have been in relationships in the real world, we know that Life sends us
many challenges whether health or finances or family or personal issues that
test our love.
These
challenges can affect a relationship and make it stronger or eventually wear it
down. For those who survive the tests the result is a true love based on having
seen each other at our best and our worse and having decided that we love and
respect and accept each other no matter what. This is True Love!
In this
quilt I have woven a double ikat in shades of red to represent love in its many
forms and in shades of blue-green to represent the various challenges. The
resulting fabric is the fabric of Life.
The white
fabric is covered in black text that represents the good and bad aspects of a
relationship. The red text consists of the fairy tale words. When we look at
love through rose-coloured glasses we selectively choose the fairy tale words
and ignore the rest.
