Fiber Art by Carola Blog

  • My First Red Carpet Event

    My First Red Carpet Event

    Celebrating my first Red Carpet Event. “It’s never as good as the first time,” is a song by Sada that best describes my feelings about participating in Indigenous Fashion Arts Festival 2024. This is an amazing blessing, and I’m humbled. Read more

  • Us/We Geechee May Day: Remembering Who We Were

    Us/We Geechee May Day: Remembering Who We Were

    Remembering childhood memories of past May Day events. Participating in Sunrise Ceremony and Cleansing Rituals solo. It hurts being alone but it’s not all about me and what I want. It’s the journey that’s important and the joy of each sunrise and sunset. So, keep my eyes on the prize and stay on task. Read more

  • Choosing Joy

    Choosing joy with every sunrise takes courage, conviction & faith in the unseen. It’s by light that we see. Read more

  • Stitching In Hope: Hand Embroidery

    Stitching In Hope: Hand Embroidery

    Art Heals! Sharing handmade is a great way to bring our community together. Join us in historic downtown Wilson across the street from the Whirligigs for a free opportunity to stitch in hope. Read more

  • Scouring Cloth: Coded First Nations Geechee Messages

    Scouring Cloth: Coded First Nations Geechee Messages

    First Nations Geechee & Creole women used binding & stitching to help them survive living in the antebellum South. The process begins with the scouring process. Read more

  • My Self-Healing Journey

    My self-healing journey dancing with indigo as medicine in photos of things I’ve made. Indigo dyeing excites me as much now as it dd when I was five years old. Read more