slow-stitching a river...

This story is unique, incredible, inspiring...
More than 80 women slow-stitch a river...
The quilt depicts the animals, plants + biodiversity found in the Northern Territory's iconic Adelaide River system, which is best known for its crocodiles.
The river is almost 240 kms... https://t.co/6Z0vkjDTcU pic.twitter.com/SYVoiVnZ1c

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) April 15, 2022

Songhai (also Songhay or Sonrai) people of West Africa...

Art does not need to be 'fixed' - to a wall or in a garden...
The Songhai (also Songhay or Sonrai) people of West Africa, found primarily throughout Niger and Mali, carry art with them...
📷Maria Magdalena Ruiz O’Farrill pic.twitter.com/OMZZXWvccB

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) August 7, 2021

I am still not quite sure what is being carried in those vessels...maybe water or maybe produce from cereal crops...

***Maria Magdalena Ruiz O'Farrill has a most informative HubPage on the Songhai People 

art and lifestyle...

Great example of art and lifestyle working harmoniously in the same ecosystem...One needs the other 'to come alive'...Love it... https://t.co/08DNlaWtBX

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) July 25, 2021

lace art...

Amazing work from this Hungarian artist...To be able to create figurative lace figures is quite a skill...
The ethereal pieces often portray traditional women’s work in the garden or countryside or portray women as introspective and resting, showing their connection with nature. https://t.co/wxWAnZX5kL

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) June 10, 2021

wintering in the Arctic...

The women's stamina, apart from the incredible work they are doing, is simply amazing...
To winter in the Arctic...That takes guts... https://t.co/HpiM1jSRIV

— Gemma Wiseman - on Bunurong land, Kulin Nation (@AuraGem) March 15, 2021