Lately I’ve been working with dolls; making my own and sewing clothes for the ones you can buy in stores. I had mixed results with both endeavors, but I think I’m finally getting the hang of it.
Of course, my focus is on Ethiopian clothes. The problem is that unless [...]

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I’ve started thinking about making dolls again and out of curiosity I decided to check what was out there for sale on Etsy. I typed “black doll” in the search box…
To my surprise, a percentage of the dolls in the results were, [...]

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I’m happy to say that I’m at a moment in my life in which I feel I don’t need anything. I have everything I want. That doesn’t mean I don’t have goals, wishes, things I would love to do, places I would like to go, but overall I’m happy. [...]

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  If you regularly read this blog, you know that I’m working on a quilted banner inspired by the ceiling pictures of the Debre Berham Selassie church in Gondar, Ethiopia. Instead of paint, I’m using fabric and embroidery floss to recreate the images. [...]

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