Multiple museums in the Netherlands staged a protest this week against lockdown restrictions. Recently, businesses such as gyms, barbershops, and nails salons were allowed to reopen, however museums remain closed. In order to voice their frustration and demonstrate their opposition, these museums decided to change...
I was recently invited to join a special program organized by SAHAR. The speakers were Malahat Mazaher (Executive Director), Catherine Gelbrand (Board President), Shogofa Amini (Education Program Manager), Nadia Hashimi (Board Member), Tracy Klinkroth (Board Member), Julie Bolz (Founder and responsible for getting me involved...
In the West we tend to think of beads in terms of jewelry, but for thousands of years all over the world, beads fulfilled many functions–offerings to the gods, adornment of robes, auspicious gifts, ritual & prayer beads, and traded for gold, ivory, spices, and...
Earlier this year in mid-April, 33 antiquities valued at around $1.8 million were repatriated to Afghanistan, including this ca. 2nd century bronze mask. These 33 items were part of a collection seized from a disgraced U.S. art dealer currently jailed in India for charges of...
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Hearts for Teachers provides a quality education for the marginalized children of India's rural areas. This is the first in a four-part post about the charities that my jewelry line, the Feeling of Kindness, gives back to, how I came to work with each one and...