Marquis added that even women who didn't embroider really got involved in the projects by embroidering their life stories. One woman said that even when her legs hurt so badly she couldn't get out of bed, embroidery was the one thing that she could get lost in. At Nkosi's Haven, the embroidery teacher told them that their projects could be income producing. We were able to validate that fact. It was affirming to see how much an art program could be uplifting.
Art is a universal language.
They were inspired by how much these artists accomplished with so few material items and so much imagination.