Getsemeni Community in El Salvador
It happened by chance…I was at a meeting discussing the newly arrived Bhutanese population in Madison over a year ago and one woman present at the meeting approached me afterwards… “I’m heading to El Salvador with a Habitat for Humanity group in just a few days and I know the community there supports a sewing […]
Full Circle
I drove to St. Louis and back yesterday. Not my normal mo, but this was a special trip. I’ve been corresponding lately with Frances Harrison, the woman who wrote the article I read after the tsunami hit Sri Lanka in late 2004. Ms. Harrison’s article struck me so deeply that I was moved to begin […]
Brava Magazine celebrates local women making a difference
I was thrilled to be included in Brava magazine’s April issue. Here’s the article! Thank you, Brava!
SeaHope Partners donates proceeds to Bayou Grace
SeaHope Partners, an initiative of The Sewing Machine Project, was created in the aftermath of the 2010 Gulf oil spill to help mend communities affected by the spill. SeaHope achieves this goal by selling a specially designed messenger bag, made of recycled nautical materials and donating the proceeds to groups which work to mend communities […]
ABSOLUTELY ART features SeaHope Artists’ bags!
The SeaHope Artists’ series will be featured during the month of June at Absolutely Art, 2322 Atwood Ave. in Madison. We’re working hard to ensure that there will be a great selection of bags! Local and national artists are working on some new cool designs. Opening night is Friday June 1….come and join the party! […]
More SeaHope bags!!
We’re working on more SeaHope bags in preparation for the show at Absolutely Art in Madison in June. We’re even working while I’m here in Mexico!! Cherie St. Cyr and Angeles worked on the “Burro Bag” while Shara Harel worked on the “Nopales Bag”….it was a crazy art scene around Cherie’s house yesterday!! […]
Mexico-March 2012
I am so thrilled and honored to finally have the chance to meet the women of Rancho La Joya in Mexico. We have sent a few machines down to the rancho over the past few years and now I’m meeting the women who use them. My host, Cherie St. Cyr and I visited the Rancho […]
Louisiana 2012-A beautiful new SeaHope bag!
This SeaHope bag represents a beautiful collaboration! When we first dreamed up the Artists’ Bag series, Cherice Harrison-Nelson, “Queen Reesie” of the Guardians of the Flame, made some beautiful medallions to use on a bag. I just didn’t have a bag that would do them justice and they laid next to my desk for awhile, […]
Louisiana, February 2012
I arrived in New Orleans Wednesday to a 70 degree day–a welcome change after our Wisconsin winter. This is a busy trip! I’ll be working the VDTA/SDTA trade show starting on Sunday so I thought I’d come a few days early and bring some machines, work on our projects. I sent 3 machines ahead and […]
Kenmare High School in New Jersey
In October of 2010 I had the honor of visiting Kenmare High School in Jersey City, New Jersey. This alternative high school offers an alternative, a second chance to women facing poverty by not only offering a more holistic education but also a place to live, life skills training and child development. The women at […]
Thank You, ASG!
Tonight I was the presenter for an American Sewing Guild webinar. I’d never done one before! It was such a treat to be asked to talk about the work we do at The Sewing Machine Project. Even more than that, it was so sweet to know that people all over the country were listening in! […]
Local links to Bhutan
About 8 months ago I read about Bhutanese families relocating to the Madison area. These are people who have endured so much, have been uprooted from their homes and have been on the move for years now. After spending time in refugee camps they have found their way to the United States with the help […]