artisans

Meet the Women Artisans Keeping Kyrgyzstan’s Traditional Art of Felting Alive
August 20, 2025
Coincidence? Possibly. But unlikely. As with many things in life, there is a strong emotional component here that simply cannot be ignored.“Felting was undervalued in Kyrgyzstan for so long…...
As the going gets tough in South Sudan, some artisans offer cheap footwear made from rubber tires
July 19, 2025
WAU, South Sudan (AP) — From Rwanda to Kenya, fashioning footwear from discarded tires has long been a mark of local ingenuity.In South Sudan, however, the creative work of...