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: 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…
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…
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…
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
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.…
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!
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!