How I went to a Mali culture and design expo and ended up befriending and creating a blog for an inspiring and charitable design co-op from Mali two days later in my apartment. Hugs all around.
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My Mali – meeting Mariam and creating her blog
Posted in 'What Women Make' project, -Chauncey Zalkin, Contributors, tagged 'What Women Make' project, africa, aid, bambara, barcelona, casa de mali, crafts, dye, empowerment, fabric, female, feminism, feminist, femme, girlonthestreet, helping, indigo, kayes, learning, loom, mali, musodanbe, nobel peace prize, plastic bags, recycling, sewing, skills, soap making, sustainable, tourism, weaving, west africa, whatwomenmake, woman, women, yetaaso on June 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
WHAT WOMEN ARE MAKING IN WEST AFRICA: MALI
Posted in 'What Women Make' project, -Chauncey Zalkin, Contributors, tagged africa, barcelona, bracelet, cans, food, mali, recycling, straw baskets, tin cans, watering cans, women, woven rug on June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I made a new friend from Mali here in Barcelona. Just around the corner from the church he has a store in bright yellow with:
handmade watering cans of recycled tins
plastic woven rugs in all sizes and colors
a cloth patchwork map of Africa sewn on a pillowcase
huge colorful straw baskets
wire mobiles
and best of all, these [...]
Barcelona, Love, & the Economy
Posted in -Chauncey Zalkin, Contributors, tagged -girl on the street, -Peter Crosby, aesthetics, america, americans, anxiety, art, Artists, barcelona, brand worship, business, chain stores, chauncey, couples, crafts, design, dreams, elections, entrepreneurship, europe, expatriot, expats, fairs, female, France, frieze, galleries, girlonthestreet, girls, high street, hype, london, london design week, moving, new york, Obama, Paris, petercrosby, publishing, Spain, stores, travel, trend, trend reports, trends, woman, women, women in business, womeninbusiness, www.friezeartfair.com, www.girlonthestreet.com, www.londondesignfestival.com, zalkin on October 31, 2008 | 1 Comment »
By December 1st, my boyfriend and I will have transplanted ourselves from Paris (me) and London (he) to a cozy 45 square meter flat in Barcelona. I’ve had a tendency through the years to disclose my flights of fancy in ill-conceived rushes of enthusiasm only to later regret it. As we all know, sometimes visions [...]
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