Civil War
Cote d’Ivoire, otherwise known as Ivory Coast, was embroiled in back-to-back civil wars from 2002-07 and 2010-11. For Ahmed, a poet and …
Stages
Kim Novak is a self-taught artisan who has lived and worked in Maryland for most of her life. As a result, she …
Old Glory
Carol blends artistry and math so subtlety you barely hear her mention the engineering that went into the quilt she made her …
Hope for the Future
For Angie, art and music are her salvation. Angie had to withdrawal from college her junior year, which meant a sudden loss …
Quilted admiration: the strength of a West African woman
Cindy’s aunt taught her how to crochet when she was a child, but she’d always wanted to make quilts. When the opportunity …
The tactile sensation of glass
Greg grew up in the era where bored children figured out how to stay busy. The son of a tinkerer, Greg created …
It’s sew beautiful
Ginny’s Aunt Elizabeth taught her how to embroider when she was eight years old. When she was 18, she made a dress …
A storyteller paints
Kate is a story teller, with a well of tales so deep she is rarely speechless. She is also a story-gatherer. She’ll …
Bit by the travel bug
Thomas climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in July 2013, kicking off a lifestyle change that’s lead to extra passport pages, loose change in a …