Friday, May 3, 2013

Round beads, colored beads, paper beads!


April 10th I held my first bead class here in El Porvenir, Honduras. We now hold classes Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 2:30 in the afternoon.

A few weeks back my spirits were low. I felt like the women were never going to learn. I choose this location, Narciso Hernandez, one of the poorest parts of El Porvenir, thinking this class could benefit the women who would most likely need it. Little did I know, that several of these women had never used a ruler before. Some couldn’t even cut correctly. One women couldn’t grasp the concept of counting in two’s. I thought, this is never going to work. Well we kept meeting and the women kept going to class. I was amazed at their energy to work. Even though they couldn’t understand, they kept trying, kept practicing. They were even taking material after class to practice at home. The next day they would show me what they had done.

 “Yes, ok, but you still need to practice!”  - - This was my “polite” way to say you need to get better! However at times I had to throw in a “This one is good, but this one is bad” so they could tell which ones they got right and why.

Just this past week a few of the women have been bringing in their finished bracelets, necklaces and earrings. They have taken the initiative to come up with their own designs, buy their own materials and learn new techniques. Their work is amazing! I am excited to bring their work back to the states with me and sell them!

Here are a few pics:

 This little guy likes to keep an eye on things


Working hard!


Drying beads in a makeshift "drying rack"


Just keep rolling...

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