IRINA LOPIK

Home

Illustration Series on Belonging and Place

Home is not simply a place. It is a feeling, a memory, a hidden signal glowing in the dark. Across forests, trees, rivers, gardens, and cities, this series traces the deep emotional threads of belonging, longing, and discovery. Drawing literary inspiration from The Wind in the Willows, Jane Eyre, The Secret Garden, and the dreamlike unease of Thomas Ligotti’s urban landscapes, each piece explores a different expression of what “home” can mean — safety, solitude, connection, or a secret waiting to be found. In these quiet worlds, home it is something we carry within, wherever the journey leads.

Home is not a place, but a feeling — a glow in the dark, a secret among the trees, a window lit against the vast unknown. Inspired by The Wind in the Willows, Jane Eyre, The Secret Garden, and urban dreamscapes, the series explores belonging, solitude, and hidden wonder.