TEXT: RICHA PRAKESH The elegant symmetry of geometric patterns, the waltz of indigo and madder dyes, and the minor imperfections that add to its allure… this is what forms the syntax of an ancient craft like Ajrakh. Like a skilled raconteur,…
BY JODY MADALA The Omnipresent Sound of the Loom After a week and a half touring through Bhutan’s villages and cities, the thwap-thwap-thwap sounds of prayer flags flapping in the brisk mountain wind becomes the norm. As you near the many temples and…
BY ANNIE WATERMAN Love & Loss “When Life Strikes,” is a touching installation created by textile/fiber artist Sara White, evoking feelings of life and death, hope and loss, love and pain. It was less than two years ago when Sara and her…
BY KEITH RECKER Nani Croze, her buildings made with recycled materials, and her health and education projects. Nani Croze, German artist and community activist, settled in Kenya many years ago. Her flower-child idealism has inspired a complex of Gaudi-esque buildings with…
BY JULIE HALL Santa Fe’s pantheon of multicultural saints La Villa Real de la Santa Fé de San Francisco de Asís was the official name given to the capital city of New Mexico when it was founded in 1608. Santa Fe (Spanish for “Holy…
BY REBECA SCHILLER Bringing the handloom back to life Weave together 1960’s idealism, leadership and vision, and a great love for everything India, and the fabric you get is Sally Holkar, the force behind WomenWeave, an NGO dedicated to improving the…
BY CHERYL ROBERTSON Where tradition is still alive and well Scrawled on rough newsprint, the artist’s hand-written description says: “Three women are brewing beer and another one is carrying a clay pot of water. Two men are helping themselves to seven-days…
BY SARAH BUTTENWIESER The Iraqi children’s art exchange When longtime early childhood educator—and peace activist—Claudia Lefko signed on to travel to Baghdad at the tail end of 2000 with Ramsey Clark and others as part of a delegation bringing medicine and…
TEXT: ROCIO NOYA I’m very proud of being a weaver , It´s a marvelous art. This is something really beautiful and at the same time it allows us to stay in our homes with our families. I like weaving so much!…
BY JOSEFA NOLTE The beauty of Peru’s Pre-Columbian cultures Peruvian textile production began more than 10,000 years ago as evidenced by artefacts recovered in the Guitarrero Cave of the Ancash region. The first inhabitants of the Andean region developed a vast…