Portrait
Artisan name
Embroiderer · Akhmim
A short paragraph in her own words: how long she has worked, what she likes to stitch, what she is known for in the workshop.
Portrait
Artisan name
Embroiderer · Akhmim
Replace with a real interview. Two or three sentences is enough; the photograph does most of the work.
Portrait
Artisan name
Wood carver · Hagaza
Which year of the apprenticeship he joined, the pieces he carves most, what he wants to make next.
Portrait
Artisan name
Dyer · Akhmim
How the threads are dyed, and which colour is hardest to repeat between batches.
Consent comes first
Telling the artisans' stories is what makes this work different from anonymous handicraft. It is also personal information, so the rule is simple: nothing is published without the artisan's agreement, and any of them can ask to be taken down at any time.
Where someone prefers not to appear, the piece still carries her village and her craft — just not her name or her face.
Workshop group photo