4/12/2005

Filed under: General by site admin

You may have been aware that there was a revolution in Kyrgyzstan. It began while I was in Georgia and continued while I was in Kazakhstan. Some friends feared for my safety. There was no reason. While the change of government in Georgia, known as the Rose Revolution, was accomplished with no violence, this was not true of Kyrgyzstan where there was rioting and looting. And while my safety was never in question, this revolution did effect me. The border between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan was closed which prevented the quiltmakers of Kyrgyzstan from attending the exhibition and master classes. This made me incredibly sad because if these women were half as talented as the feltmakers whose work I had seen, I truly missed a great opportunity. Karen