Master toolsmith Jim Wester of Waldron Island, Washington is teaming up with the traditional carvers of the Waa'gey arts and crafts project in Yap State, MicronesiaWester has spent over two and half decades creating high quality custom tools and blades in the Pacific Northwest. He is now crafting...
Loom weaving of traditional skirts is a labor-intensive process that holds special significance for women in the Caroline Islands (Micronesia).While modern materials have mostly replaced the traditional banana and pandanus threads, the basic process persists unchanged. It requires skillful use of one’s body weight to tense the loom...
Photo: Leona Peterson (seated) enjoying a coconut in TTPI-era Micronesia.A Midwestern family has renewed their support for a Micronesian girl attending a small private school thousands of miles away in the State of Yap.Orpha Hapdei is a seventh grade student at Saint Mary's School in Colonia. Her family is from the...
