Designs in Pocket

Santa examining some new materials from Kikuubo Road.

One of my many goals this summer is to help the Women of Kireka diversify their product line to include wood and metal. With designs in pocket thanks to the help of a WoK supporter in Montreal, all that's left is to 1) choose and acquire materials, 2) find someone to instruct the women on how to work with these materials, and 3) to assemble the prototypes. Right.

Task number 2 got infinitely easier this week due to the help of Peter Corry, a talented Kampala-based graphic designer and jeweler. Having worked with a number of different materials throughout his career and with experience instructing fine arts at Makerere University, Peter will be an incredible resource for WoK as we seek to incorporate new materials and eventually launch a new line of jewelry.

Alice with the new designs.

Helen taking a look.