We Made This is a social enterprise run at the African Community Center that works with women who are newly resettled refugees to empower their skilled artisanship to financially support their new lives in Denver. In my weekly art classes for the group, I focus on providing a free-form creative space with no wrong answers, where class participants are encouraged to develop their own aesthetic styles, and the group provides a safe space for risk-taking and inventive problem solving. We particularly focus on learning the printmaking methods of linocut and collagraph, creating special products such as Christmas Ornaments and Valentine's Day cards. To see more of the women's work and to read their stories, visit: wemadethis.com.
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