In this week's episode guest host Asavari Sharma speaks with Yonkers resident Haifa Bint Kadi, a Palestinian-American public mosaic artist and educator. Their conversation explores the power of embroidery for Palestinian women, the connection between textiles, labor and sustainability, and Haifa's love of repetition in art.
This interview was recorded over ZOOM on September 30, 2020.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Sewing Community is part of ArtsWestchester's Folk Arts Program, made possible in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
In this week's episode guest host Asavari Sharma speaks with Yonkers resident Haifa Bint Kadi, a Palestinian-American public mosaic artist and educator. Their conversation explores the power of embroidery for Palestinian women, the connection between textiles, labor and sustainability, and Haifa's love of repetition in art.
This interview was recorded over ZOOM on September 30, 2020.
Music: https://www.purple-planet.com
Sewing Community is part of ArtsWestchester's Folk Arts Program, made possible in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.