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It is said that creativity is imagination having so much fun. I'm an advocate of reusing, recycling and repurposing. For my upcoming families workshop with the @v&a museum, I am having fun creating ideas I can share with families on the day to inspire them to try different things using various mediums. Black eye beans are one of the staple foods in Africa; not only have I incorporated these into this cuff that I made from recycled paper cups and straws, but I also have introduced various mediums to tell a story of body markings inspired by nature. During the...

Each African culture has its style that is unique to each tribe.Body adornment is used as a mode of communication. This stunning image by @ericlafforgue and @steph.ledoux of a Rendille woman of northern Kenya wearing the Doko indicates that the woman's eldest child is a boy. The woman wears her hair in a coxcomb made from mud, animal fat and ochre.This permanent fixture will be repaired constantly until a male relative passes, and the hair will be shaved off.The necklace called Mporo Engorio is made of doum plan fibres, bound together in strips of ochre cloth, which are also women...

Good Morning, beautiful people. There's a favourite citation by Thomas Merton that grapples my attention each time and make me pause for a second. It goes like this "Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” I conquer with this powerful statement. When you create, you lose yourself and travel afar to places that stimulate your creative thoughts and Inspire your process. I remember the very first time I started designing the Leire necklace. It started with a bead, which I steered at for a while, thinking of ways to best execute and make most...

I'm a firm believer in the power in creativity and sustainability, and when you combine both, magic happens. There's an excellent citation by Annie Leonard that I so admire; It goes like this; "There is no such thing as away. When we throw anything away, it must go somewhere." In this latest December issue titled "Revamp Glam", I highlight two o the latest pieces from the necklace collection, the Elhum and the Braulia necklaces.  Both pieces of Jewellery feature elements from old pieces of jewellery and accessories, which I have refashioned into a new bold statement pieces that will enhance the mood of...

Identity is who we identify ourselves to be. Your product is a reflection of you. If you say you are love, let everything about you be that of love.