Several have made friends with the sister artists in the north who worked on their blocks. Meeting regularly for trainings – in the open air and wearing masks – allowed them to socialize with friends after weeks of lock-down. First, it has given them a creative outlet for anxiety. ![]() AP is also producing a catalogue of the quilts and artists.Īs well as producing an income for the Kenyan sister artists, this project has contributed to their well-being during a terrifying time. ![]() The quilts themselves will be auctioned in early 2022, with profits going back to the Kenyan sister artists. Their blocks have been turned into quilts by art quilters from North America, who are profiled on the third tab. COVID-19 has added greatly to the pressure. Many are single mothers and were struggling even before the pandemic. We first met the Kenyan sister artists when they produced embroidered stories for the Women’s World Quilt in Nairobi in November 2019. The participating partners in Kenya are the Tandaza Trust (Kibera) and the Kangemi Advocacy Self-Help Group. ![]() It is built around 41 embroidered animal designs that were made at the height of the pandemic by women in the informal settlements of Kibera and Kangemi, in Nairobi. Sister Artists 2 is our second quilt initiative to connect fiber artists in the Global South with quilters in the North.
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