This lovely tapestry, hand-stitched by Briannah Mugarura, Threads of Blessing artist, measures 7 x 9 inches. The landscape features two ducks floating on a pond outside a compound of round thatched homes, which is traditional architecture in parts of Uganda. Briannah uses a cool color palette to create this tranquil scene. Using a black contour line to articulate each element also highlights interior spaces and features, enabling the eye to move through the piece. Horizontal stitching, of tones of blue and white, provides movement to the sky, while the Acacia tree provides framing and vertical movement in the work.
Brianna lives in southern Uganda, in the diocese of Rwenzori, close to the Rwandan border – a particularly beautiful area known as the “Switzerland” of Uganda. Her life revolves around caring for her family and her crops.
She will use the funds she receives from her needlework to educate her children, provide medical support for herself and her family, seeds or fertilizer for her crops, maintenance, and repairs to her home, and provide for any orphans for whom she cares.
Brianna meets weekly with her fellow needleworkers. The community they have developed through Threads of Blessing encourages each of them and has significantly raised their self-confidence.
