Tom and Nancy

"June 21 2022 We transitioned in what we surmised to be near Gaza City in the mid 1800s. This was ottoman Palestine. Wali noticed it right away."
— TOM
"Thus it began... The possibility of being able to escape gaza permanently without moving. There was something deeply, profoundly attractive about this option.
On one hand, the desire to escape the bitter and violent perpetual occupation was strong, and the fact that in essence they were not really leaving Gaza seemed to offer a possible solution to the quandary of feeling that one must stay, that somehow one could never live with oneself, having left people behind, That one had failed to stay and stand up for palestine. "
— Narrator
Gaza City Mid 1800s from "The Journeys of Tom and Nancy" (2024) by Will Eizlini 12 " x 9 " Acrylic, Posca, and Sharpie on kraft paper

"...In one ritual, we emerged in an ancient and primeval Gaza with towering conifers and the smell of ancient massive
pine trees whose needles littered the shores
of beaches made of fine pebbles"
-- Nancy

Beautiful Sunset III - from "Journeys of Tom and Nancy" by Will Eizlini (2024). 10"x7" Acrylic, Posca, and Sharpie on kraft paper