The Road to Ceborucco
Quilted Batik, Acrylic Paint, Embroidery
24”Lx24”W, 2”D
This piece depicts a journey with my teacher Allan Hardman, my husband Kevin, and me, traveling through Mexico to find the path to the top of the sacred volcano, Ceboruco. On the journey, we also looked for ourselves, the truth of ourselves. We never did make it….we drove around the volcano without ever finding the path to the top. But we did find this magnificent landscape. It made the day’s journey worthwhile in the most magical way….and we released our expectations of how things should be, and found ourselves right where we needed to be. Quilted into this piece is the Enneagram, a geometrical pattern that represents nine different patterns of personalities. I have found it most useful in understanding myself and the relationships I am in.
The Road of Flowers and Thorns
Between the time of conception to the final moment, a journey and an epic adventure exists. Portals must be passed through, long dusty stretches trekked, fields of flowers and streams to be traversed, treacherous vines to cut through, seemingly endless dark stretches, glorious days of sea and sunshine, mountains to climb, and valleys to descend. Bliss and suffering walk hand in hand. These experiences teach the soul and mark the flesh. When the journey is ended, the Earth will hold the record in its stones and you return initiated to the Heavens.