Imagine

One of the great things about being part of an art quilt group is that it can make you stretch your boundaries--to step out of your particular box.  My box USUALLY contains a lot of flowers.  Gardening and flowers have always been a part of my life (although not so much this summer with all of this heat and sandy soil).  Our group decided that our challenge for the last quarter would be to create a quilt based on a song, poem or book. 

I guess I could have chosen something that was based on a flower, but that wasn't was came immediately to mind.  It didn't take but about 10 seconds to come up with John Lennon's Imagine.  I didn't actually hear that song until years after it was published--and most likely until after John had been killed (which made it more than a little poignant)--but when I did hear it, it made such an impression that I have carried it with me ever since.

So, this is my interpretation.  I am imagining a place where differences in religions no longer cause wars and hatred.  The people at the bottom of the quilt are carrying the symbols of their particular religion and offering them up to the highest power.  As they travel upwards, the symbols lose their negative power and meld into a community of peace and love.  Yes, I guess that you could say that I'm a dreamer.