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…
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…
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…
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…