What One Guatemalan Woodcarver Can Teach Us About the Real Causes of Immigration
byTo understand immigration, we need to understand the root causes that motivate people to leave their homes and travel to a different country. Immigration…
Artisan Stories
Robert Aidoo-Taylor Fulfilling His Destiny
byIn his teens, Robert had set his mind on becoming an accountant. In Nigeria where his parents lived, Robert attended commercial school alongside grammar…
Passion is prevalent for this skilled Thai Artisan
byPassion! This key ingredient for success is a prevalent characteristic of this skilled Thai Artisan. Anna, my wife and translator, and I recently visited…
Daniel Asante Overcame the Handicap of the Lack of an Education to Become King of Variety
byDaniel Asante is an artisan who has been selling on the NOVICA platform for close to twenty years. His art pieces caught our attention…
Anita Contreras, the artist who used mud to become an independent and empowered woman
byIn a humble house situated on the slope of a hill in Manchay, one of the many population centers in Lima, Peru, the master…
An artisan with the soul of an archaeologist: Walter Acosta dreams of his own museum
byFrom the outside, it looks like a simple house under construction but inside, it’s really the laboratory of a self-taught artisan. This is my…
He wanted nothing to do with his grandfather’s workshop. Now he dedicates his life to preserving it.
byThe historic workshop was the largest in its time and had been a school for almost all the silver artisans in Antigua. It was…
When life took a terrifying turn, this Peruvian jewelry designer did not look away
byWith a lucrative career in law during a time of economic hardship and job scarcity in Peru, Patricia Jara decided to risk it all…
At his darkest moment, this artisan took the biggest risk of his life
byJulio Eugenio Sanchez Bernuy clearly remembers the first time he saw a finished piece of art. At that moment, he said to himself, ‘Julio,…
The power of a simple question: #whomademyclothes?
byFashion Revolution Week, which kicks off on April 22-28, operates under the belief that a group of individuals can change the world by asking…