by Regína Bjarnadóttir | May 25, 2022 | Artists
Mariatu is a textile weaver and a mother of four children, and she is based in Grafton. There she has her weaver loom, and she is a part of a community of women all making Kontri Kloth that they sell in Big Market, Freetown. She is the main weaver for all the Green...
by Sigurður Sigurðsson | Dec 15, 2020 | Artists
Martha is passionate about fashion design, but opportunities to learn are few in Sierra Leone. Her dream is to become a well-established fashion designer and open up a school to teach others. She grew up in a small village but moved to her grandmother in Freetown when...
by Sigurður Sigurðsson | Dec 15, 2020 | Artists
Pa and Barrie are the chattiest of our collaborators. Both originate from the Kambia region and have seen a lot of life in Sierra Leone. Pa runs a beautiful stall at the Big Market in Freetown, where he sells his self- designed bags. While discussing business with Po,...
by Sigurður Sigurðsson | Dec 15, 2020 | Artists
Ibrahim Kallon, originally from Freetown, is a textile weaver. At the age of 12, Ibrahim’s grandfather insisted that young Ibrahim joined him every day after school and assisted him in the practice of weaving. While he did not see the benefits of learning this ancient...
by Sigurður Sigurðsson | Dec 15, 2020 | Artists
Amie Julius Amie loves playing ball games with her friends, and dreams of going to college to become a bank manager. In the meantime, she spends most of her time helping her parents out selling Sierra Leonean arts and crafts at their Lumley beach market stall in...
by Sigurður Sigurðsson | Dec 15, 2020 | Artists
Foday Thoronka will always brighten up your day with a smile. He is a calm, patient and skillful tailor that has been working for both Aurora Foundation and the employees of Aurora Foundation personally since 2017. Foday is married, has one daughter and three young...
