Regina Marzlin

The theme of “Doors, Portals and Openings” sent my thoughts spinning in so many directions! It was hard to focus on one design and decide early on what was feasible and doable for me. I wanted to show light that shines through a doorway and therefore settled on a very geometric design.

As a kid, I remember lying in bed, feeling snug and safe, because I could see the light that was shining outside my dark bedroom coming in from the landing. Somebody was out there, the light was still on, it was a cosy feeling. We all need that reassurance, that we are not alone in the dark, that there is light on the other side. These days, people talk of “the light at the end of the tunnel” with respect to getting finally to the end of this pandemic, which evokes a similar picture.

The construction of this piece was not easy for me, as precision piecing and quilting is not usually my preferred method of making a piece. But this one wanted to be made with straight lines and geometric quilting, so I yielded and made it that way.

I incorporated panels that I had printed in multiple layers on my gel printing plate using acrylic paint. These door shapes are abstract and not depicting any real door, just the feeling of an opening with light. The thin white lines are the cracks of the door frames where the light gets in.

There is Light on the Other Side

Regina Marzlin

Dimensions: w 25.5″ x h 40″

Material: cotton, acrylic paint

Technique: mono printed, pieced, machine quilted