by Kathy Thomas | Artisans
Maya’s Story of Hope in India – (Read Time: 1 min.) Abandoned by Her Husband When Maya arrived at the workshop, she was in bad condition. After her husband had traveled to the Middle East as a laborer, he never sent any money or contacted her again. Maya...
by Kathy Thomas | Artisans
Read Time: 5 min. Sisterhood Rescues Two Sisters In the fall of 2018, Bay and Ling’s lives were forever changed by a sisterhood of strangers from around the world. For several months, a local team of community outreach volunteers visited Bay and Ling, along with...
by Kathy Thomas | Artisans
In the shade of a gated courtyard in Haiti, a small group of women gathers together at a long thin table filled with crafting supplies. In the middle of the table is a kaleidoscope of colors – red, blue, green, yellow – an endless rainbow of star-shaped...
by Kathy Thomas | Artisans
Read Time: 5 min Beauty and Purpose Bai carefully studies the blueprints she helped design. She inspects the raw materials in front of her and begins to craft jewelry from what was once swirling colorful resin. Patience and care have caused it to solidify into a sleek...
