Listening to a song on the radio, ‘The Road to Nowhere’ by Radiohead, gave me the idea for the quilt. Some of the lyrics from the song seemed to echo the journey we have travelled along in 2020-21. ‘ We know where we’re goin’ But we know not where we've been’... I created an uncharted roadway going nowhere and beyond, with road blocks and hazard warning triangles. Along this journey, we have all had to re-plan, divert and change our direction in some way – the shape of the quilt reflects this.
The arrow shaped quilt consists of a screen printed map background. The three layers are machine embroidered and appliquéd. The quilting is simple, the parallel lines reflecting the grid reference squares found on maps. Front: screen printed background on commercial batik fabric with appliqué grey denim roadway leading to nowhere and beyond. Back: screen printed map. Text on the roadway is handwritten using a fabric pen and ink pencils with applied organza triangle road warning signs. ok.