By Micaela Kaibni Raen
"I want to thank our grandmothers for leaving this full, rich, emotional and visionary legacy. A legacy of traditions, family, culture and identity. A legacy of hope and land stitched in Tatreez."
"I am so grateful to the Tatreez Artists from yesterday, today, and tomorrow. They are the true archivists of our herstory, history, identity, and culture; while simultaneously with each stitch designing our future."
"Wearing, creating, and working with Tatreez is a powerful remembrance and way
to connect with our ancestors, our communities and ourselves."
“I enjoy connecting through poetry and sharing ideas, stories, experiences and cultures. I am excited about visual poetics its ability to create conversations where we can share the story behind the creation of art. I want the reader to become part of my story as much as I want to become part of theirs.”
“Food,
or the making of food, is often an inspiration for my work. It is just amazing
how many women before me have rolled grape leaves the same way...slowly and
carefully one by one...with the same shared spirit...and with great care...nourishing family and poetry alike."
"In order to change our
future, there needs to be a global revolution in thinking on every side of colonization, occupation and return. The children need our voices."
"As human rights
advocates, we cannot let the threat of violence deter us from our message;
especially those of us speaking out about the human rights of LGBTIQ people
living here and abroad. Our combined voices and art can lead the
way to freedom for our communities."
"Tatreez is a powerful remembrance, a symbol of profound beauty and resistance. Tatreez tells the story of our land and the women that gave birth to it...and to us…through mapping our herstory and history on textiles, Tatreez innovates the collective path for our future."
"Tatreez is a spiritual and cultural inheritance…it holds my grandmother’s dreams, love, and the spirit of the people and the land from which is was born."
