Journey to Ithaca is taken from Homer's Odyssey. It is the last stage of Odysseus's wanderings, when he returned to his earthly wife Penelope, after twenty years absence.

In the Installation Sally was concerned with presenting a collection of symbols and images that are associated with the feminine archetype and evoke feminine principle.

The installation comprised a collection of ceramic stones, nineteen in number that lie on a bed of muslin. The stones mark out an arena of sacred space and form a circle. The Artist has used muslin to create a watery appearance, an additional intent, is to evoke the wrapping of a votive offering.

The totemic figures are made from wood, grasses, reeds and bark gathered in the Cooloola region and the forms inspired by bush habitat and water reflections. The symmetry of water reflections suggests an interrupted dance, transfixed in time.

'I can only describe Journey to Ithaca from my own perspective, but I think it can be shared by many people'. Sally Spencer

Sally Spencer: Artist, Fine Art, Sculpture, Installation, Ceramics and Drawing: Based in SE Queensland