Street Market Cotton Folk Art Wall Hanging Uganda Soft backing on the game

Soft backing on the game board won’t scratch the table

Artisans from the Creative Artisan Women's Group work in cotton shades like yellow

adding accents bathed in 18k gold

The lifelike statuette seems to purr

The Ortiz Family in Peru creates this beautiful tray

Street Market Cotton Folk Art Wall Hanging Uganda Soft backing on the gameFarmers and itinerant merchants come together in an open air street market. Shoppers choose from heaps of squash and bananas, potatoes, cabbages and citrus fruits. Sacks of grains round out food offerings, and textiles tempt the home seamstress. Leonor Quispe explores Andean life and customs, working in the traditional art of arpillera (patchwork) to create this wall hanging. Each tiny figure is crafted in three dimensions and lavishly embroidered. A