With the help
of Keiskamma Friends the project has achieved amazing things. The
Keiskamma History Tapestry has become very famous and now lives
in the Parliament Buildings in Cape Town. The Keiskamma Altar Piece
is on a tour of South Africa and is becoming equally widely acknowledged
as a spectacular work of art.
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With
Your Help . . .
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. . youngsters can grow up happy and proud. |
With
Your Help . . .
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. . teenagers can stay away from alcohol and become respected members
of their community. |
In
addition to these great works the women of the Keiskamma Art Project
continue to make and sell everyday embroidery items (cushion covers,
handbags, etc.), but several Keiskamma Friends have asked for special,
individual pieces to be made for them. |
| Elan Preston
Whyte (UK) commissioned a beautiful tapestry as a gift for her husband,
who grew up in the village of Knysna in South Africa. It now hangs
in the stairwell of their home. |
With
Your Help . . .
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. . families can stay together. |
With
Your Help . . .
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. .communities can bond in friendship. |
Taddy
Dickersin (USA) commissioned a tablecloth, embroidered with cows in
colours to match her new dining room. Her mother saw it and liked
it so much that she took it home to her own dining room; so Taddy
has commissioned a second one. |
| Jan Mew in
France commissioned a bedspread in soft whites and creams, and it
looks well in her French farmhouse bedroom.
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With
Your Help . . .
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. . husbands need not work away from home. |
With
Your Help . . .
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. . fathers can do the school run.
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Jenny and Michael Boyd-Carpenter also from France have requested an
embroidered tablecloth and matching napkins. |
| An embroidered
icon has been commissioned for Christ Church, West Didsbury, Manchester
(UK). Church members who hosted a sale of work evening, and a wonderful
concert by a wind ensemble raised substantial funds for the Project. |
With
Your Help . . .
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. . the sick are cared for.
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With
Your Help . . .
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. . the future looks bright. |
This
gives some idea of the scope of work the women of Keiskamma Art
Project are willing to address. The sale of their work has helped
them to improve their situation in ways that many of us take for
granted. Will you help?
Jan Chalmers
April 2006
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Find
out ways in which you can help the Keiskamma Trust here,
and visit our shop here.
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