I start by sourcing my raw materials from the indigenous people of West Africa in the Eastern Region of Ghana.  Bead making is a tradition in Ghana passed down from generation to generation for centuries.  Each Krobo glass bead is created from  recycled glass bottles that have been pulverized into a powder, than fired in different handmade clay molds.  These beads come in an array of beautiful colors, that are totally eco-friendly and they are loaded with history, tones of craftsmanship, and based on sustainable best practices.  I than turn these beads into hand made necklaces, brackets, and waist beads steeped in beauty and tradition.

My gym shoes start at the landfills of Accra.  I remove the leather side panels of the Converse All Star gym shoes and replace it with the 100% cotton batik fabrics of Ghana.   The fabrics I use are made from molds that are hand dipped in hot wax and rinsed to form yards of wearable art.  Each pattern tells a different story, the colors are vibrant and represent cultural diversity.  

 My T-shirts also start at the landfills of Accra.  Some come from the donation boxes in America that are sold to middle men in Africa by the bundle.  The good clothes make it to the market and than they are sold to local vendors.  The bad ones are loaded on dozens of trucks every night and are dumped in the landfills of Accra.  While some of my other tshirts come from the high fashion industry deciding to produce five times a year instead of two times a year.  This has increased textile waste ten fold, which  also end up in the landfills of Accra.  I take these t-shirts recycle them, reuse them, and turn them into wearable art.  Standing on the principle “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.”