A little piece of the Alps, in Sicily.

Found in the sun-drenched town of Linguaglossa, this painted scene feels as though it has somehow travelled a very long way from home. Snow-covered peaks and a mountain landscape seem much more suited to a windswept northern wall than a corner in Sicily.

Which raises the obvious question: how did it get here?

Perhaps a nostalgic tourist from the North, longing for alpine vistas. Or maybe a Sicilian dreaming of snow-covered peaks and a white Christmas. We will probably never know, but that is part of the charm.

When translated into textiles, we kept that same sense of contrast. The mountain landscape brings a little winter daydream to the fabric, while its unexpected Mediterranean setting makes the image all the more intriguing.

A little alpine dream, found under the Sicilian sun.