Humans need to journey. Feet moving left, right in a tandem stride balances the mind and invigorates the body. Ever since our ancestors stood upright and gazed over the tall grass of the African savannahs we have looked for places of safety, watering holes, shady outcrops and verdant hills of fruit-laden trees as destinations of succor and sustenance. We have created pathways of trodden grass, beaten bushes, and downed trees and, as we turned into purposeful communities, we
Photo Credit: Lee Howell (Beautiful Masaai images available at http://www.leehowellphotography.com). Kindred Kouture is Sister Source’s “Made in Africa” garment initiative that creatively combines African regional textiles. West African Wax Print…
The Design: A necklace crafted with a rainbow of multiple colored strands of Czechoslovakian glass seed beads accented at the base with gold bars Johannesburg, the city of gold, is…
For a few weeks, up until the US presidential election, I worked with beadwork designer Pretty Nkogatsi on a piece of wearable art celebrating the forthcoming inauguration of the first female…
My mother is the most balanced person I know. I have rarely seen her distressed or angry. She goes thru life and gracefully deals with whatever comes her way, whether…
I have had the fortune of living in South Africa for over 20 years. During that time I have visited many of the game reserves that dot the country. The…
We are currently living in an era where humanity’s presence is making a major ecological impact on the planet. There are presently over 7 billion people in the world. When…
As women, lucky enough to have a sister, we are blessed with are our first confidantes and compatriots. It is easier to navigate through the many trials, tribulations and also…
Thanks to an abundance of scientific research that demonstrates the health and environmental benefits of a plant-based diet, even the federal government recommends that we consume most of our calories…
Africa is the birthplace of mankind and human civilization. It is also where people first made and wore jewelry. Perforated pea-sized snail shells used as beads dating back 75,000 years…