The past few days have been another whirlwind of travel, culture, and creativity. I traveled to Haiti to pick up all of the last-minute artisan products that we needed for the Nomad Two Worlds exhibition in Berlin.
Once in Haiti, the day started where it all began: with Joey Adler and Richard Coles. It was so great to see the industrial revolution that they are helping to ignite with the LEED certified factory that they’re building, a place and a space for the artisan culture of Haiti to thrive and flourish.
As I have shared with you, it is truly the people of Haiti that have captured my heart and I was so happy to spend another day connecting with artisans and seeing the tremendous progress being made. I loved catching up with Magalee of Caribbean Craft, who was being honored with a grant from former President Bill Clinton. I have to tell you, I can’t think of someone more deserving than Magalee; she is a woman who has makes it her business to empower others and she is such an inspiration. I am so grateful for the papier mache bags that we are working on together.
As with many of my trips to Haiti, this trip (as short as it was) was dramatic. Once we had collected everything needed for Germany, we boarded the plane to make our way to Berlin – in a massive lightening storm. It was one of the scariest flights of my life. I am so thankful that I was traveling with Russell James, a man who sees the beauty in everything. Russell was able to capture the storm through the lens of his camera and his perspective captured some truly inspired images.
I’m very happy to report that we made it to Germany safe, sound and ready to reveal Nomad Two Worlds in Berlin!
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