Ecuador
This cloth depicts the artist in the window of the house. As a survivor of incest, she reflected on the people who hurt her and those whom she loved, and how she has grown.
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Nepal
This participant's story cloth tells the story of how he came to embrace his identity as a trans man and find community. "I was a caterpillar, crawling along in the dirt, unsure of who I was or what my purpose was..." He reflects on transformation, connection, and community, changing his life from colorless to colorful.
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Kimberly Neill , USA
Made by a circle facilitator, this story cloth depicts a traditional Gallecian woman as she walks through the forests overlooking her home in Spain where the tragedies and joys of her history are honored in the scents and scenes of chestnuts, eucalyptus, lavender and mint. As many story cloths attest, painful memories can coexist with the pleasant, and memories are often stored in the somatic.
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Nepal
“Life is full of struggle” and is layered into this cloth. In part, it represents the loss of a beloved father, which then spiraled into losing almost everything. Through working with Common Threads Project, this survivor was able to “move forward on the path of life.”
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Keyra Carpio-Muller, USA
This story cloth represents a festive time in Peru, an annual public celebration that takes place throughout the summer months of January, February, and March. Families in the neighborhood gather to play water games, filling many buckets and balloons that are then thrown in the street to all who pass by.
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In this scene a woman flees from the death threats by her violent brother (involved with the paramilitary groups in Colombia). She must escape quickly to save her life and she does not have time to say goodbye to her beloved father. During the intervention she processes this major loss and the consequences of her displacement.
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