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LETTERS HOME

LETTERS HOME

Letters Home is a collection of letters written by our Mother (mostly) and our Father (sometimes), that chronicles their life overseas, with two, then three, then four young girls.  The letters were written to their mothers and are full of daily life, unique challenges, and humor. As we live in uncertain and challenging times, it seems fitting to share.

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Letters Home: On Our Way

Letters Home: On Our Way

On Our Way is the first of a series of art quilts inspired by letters our parents wrote home. In 1959, our parents took two little girls to Abadan, Iran....

Flow Full Image

Letters Home: Flow

Flow illustrates small moments that create an amazingly rich life in an environment with many restrictions, a bit like these times in a very different way! In reading about our...

A Night to Remember by Bobbie Gideon

Letters Home: A Night To Remember

Wow, what an evening! This quilt draws from our Mother’s letter to the grandparents about an evening of dining, live performances, and dancing, then ending in a boat ride that was...

Letters Home: A House At Last

Letters Home: A House At Last

As I worked on this quilt in my Letters Home series, I thought of our parents looking for a house to be able to call home in a land far...

A Crate and A Gate

Letters Home: A Crate and a Gate

The central focus in this quilt is a large crate and a gate. Our Mother tells the story of their sea shipment arriving in a large wooden crate, the excitement of...

Persian Dust Storm art quilt

Letters Home: Persian Dust Storm

This quilt depicts the turbulence of a Persian dust storm in 1959 and the way we feel in 2020. The dust and unrest covers everything, offering only glimpses of the other...

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Letters Home Series, Oozing Heat

Letters Home: Oozing Heat

In this letter penned by our father, he wishes his father a happy birthday and shares the adventure of visiting the hospital for a broken toe. Weezie and the girls…
Letters Home Cutting Grass FULL

Letters Home: Cutting the Grass & Feeding Sheep

Even something as simple as having a crew come to cut the lawn can become an event when living in Abadan! The crew arrives on their bicycles with a cart…
Persian Dust Storm art quilt

Letters Home: Persian Dust Storm

This quilt depicts the turbulence of a Persian dust storm in 1959 and the way we feel in 2020. The dust and unrest covers everything, offering only glimpses of the other…
A Crate and A Gate

Letters Home: A Crate and a Gate

The central focus in this quilt is a large crate. Our Mother tells the story of their sea shipment arriving in a large wooden crate, the excitement of having a…
Magic Carpet and More

Letters Home: Magic Carpet and More

As I worked on this quilt I thought about how our parents settled into a new life with many joys and a few challenges. I thought about how our mother…
Letters Home: A House At Last

Letters Home: A House At Last

As I worked on this quilt, I thought of our parents looking for a house to be able to call home in a land far away from what they knew.…
A Night to Remember by Bobbie Gideon

Letters Home: A Night To Remember

This quilt draws from our Mother’s letter to the grandparents about an evening of dining, live performances, and dancing ending in a boat ride that was not quite as planned!
Flow Full Image

Letters Home: Flow

Flow illustrates small moments that create an amazingly rich life in an environment with many restrictions, a bit like these times in a very different way!
Letters Home: On Our Way

Letters Home: On Our Way

On Our Way is the first of a series of art quilts inspired by letters our parents wrote home. In 1959, our parents took two little girls to Abadan, Iran.

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