Lima, in its raw self, is not obviously, nor immediately, beautiful. Its skin is perfumed of an intoxicating combination of freshly chopped chicken heads, sticky gasoline, and briny ocean waves. The scent lingers within your nose acting as an invisible guest overstaying its welcome, until you forget it’s still even there. During the winter, as […]
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Las Maestras Shipibas: Resilience through Art in Lima, Peru
In July 2015, a group of University of Washington students heard Olinda Silvano speak about her trek from the jungle to the city, the continued struggle of urban life, her desires for her children’s and her community’s future, and her current work as a textile artist and beadworker. Olinda is a community organizer for the […]