WINACA: Art Dolls May 27-31 2019

From May 27 to 31, we held a  doll making  training course for ten sewers and weavers at Narda's weaving facility in Acop, Tublay, Benguet Province called WINACA.  It  is a family-owned  company  into dyeing from plants found in their vicinity, weaving in both Ikat and traditional Cordillera styles, and garden farming. They grow lettuce, strawberries, anthurium flowers, and a facility for family fun: a 2.5 km eco-trail, weekend activities for kids, catering, and events planning.  I had the fortune to do the eco walk, well worth it amidst a trail of giant fern, Benguet pine, narra, and a host other indigenous and imported trees and shrubs. 
The dolls were constructed from recycled materials such as Tshirts, used electric wire, unrepaired costume jewelry:  how fortunate that they have cut offs of dyed weaving thread in all lengths, and remnants of beautiful handwoven fabrics!