I feel like I’ve been writing a lot this week about our traveling lifestyle.  Maybe it’s been on my subconscious lately.  We’ve been talking about our future home a lot recently, what that might look like, where it might be.  These collages by San Francisco artist Amy Wilson Flaville    reminded me that none of us are guaranteed a dry and comfy bed each night.

Upon first glance, I fell for Flaville’s use of color and pattern in these shopping cart collages.  As I looked a little more at her work this morning, I saw more.  I saw those colorful patterns as happy memories, the kind we store up in our hearts and carry with us everywhere we go.

We carry our homes within us, which enables us to fly. — John Cage

Whatever our situation, whether we find ourselves living in the lap of luxury or pushing all our earthly belongings in a shopping cart, it is what is inside that sustains us.  The people who love us, who we have loved, we carry that with us and no four walls can contain it.

If you’d like to see more of Amy Wilson Flaville‘s work, please visit her website.

All images via the artist’s website.  Artist found via The Jealous Curator for Emily Henderson.