In the beginning it was just an experiment to gain insight into indigenous creation and product methodology so that we could harness the untapped art and beauty of basket weaving in Djibouti, Africa, into a vibrant international business, where we in the process, created local celebrity in the journey to making this attempt a reality. The alternate reality was that if we didn't capture those moments of creation, that in a very short time the necessity for the passing on of the art of basket weaving in Djibouti from Mother to Daughter, and so on, would vanish.
When we look back at our goals and our idea, I feel that we were in fact on the right track, albeit not prepared enough for the realities of the locations that our little experiment was attempted. But then that was the point wasn't it? To learn how it all could work.