ARTISAN FORUM Title: Dimensions: Date: Place: Jambalรณ, Colombia
The mission of ARTISAN FORUM is to uplift a community of indigenous Colombian women, and to provide environmentally-friendly traditional handcrafts for ethically conscious consumers. Primarily, Artisan forum is conformed by indigenous women of the nasa community .Whohas survived to the Colombian internal armed conflict, one of the largest internal conflicts in the world. These women have used artisan techniques as peacebuiliding practices in their community. Our products are of the highest quality, made from renewable materials and tinted with natural dyes. We are dedicated to protecting the environment, using traditional Colombian artisan techniques, and helping alleviate poverty in the indigenous community that crafts our products. The products exposed in this portfolio are made of Werregue (Astrocaryum standleyanum), a palm located in the Colombian pacific coast. The products are tinted using natural dyes such as achiote (Bixa orellana), leaves of puchicana and clay.
Cindy Cรณrdoba Arroyo Founder of Artisan Forum
Title: Pasiรกa (trip) Dimensions: 8,5 x 10 inches Date: May 5th,2016 Place: Jambalรณ, Colombia
Title: Us quiwe (The place) Dimensions: 8 x 9 inches Date: May 5th,2016 Place: Jambalรณ, Colombia
Title: fi’nze (afternoon) Dimensions: 9 inches x 11 inches Date: April 29th,2016 Place: Jambaló, Colombia
Title: Quiwe tujnd (dust road) Dimensions: Materials: Date: 8 x 9 inches Place: Jambalรณ, Colombia
Title: Yaattewe’sh (family) Dimensions: 8 x 9 inches Date: April 22th,2016 Place: Jambaló, Colombia
Title: ShambĂşu (meeting) Dimensions: 8 x 9 inches Date: April 15th,2016 Place: Cali, Colombia
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Eewee (the shooting star) 10 inches April 15th,2016 Jambalรณ, Colombia
Title: Wala (sea) Dimensions: 7,5 x 8 inches Date: April 4th,2016 Place: Jambalรณ, Colombia
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Quite (flower) 10 inches April 4th,2016 Cali, Colombia
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Sec (the sun) 10 inches April 4th,2016 Cali, Colombia
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The preservation of the thought of all us
1. Nasa yuwe language