Sister Ananse Black Women Writers PopUp

Sister Ananse Black Women Writers PopUp! here through March 15th

Naima and Cadence cooked this up for Women's History Month! We have, for your enjoyment:

• "Toni", inspired by Toni Morrison- Copper and Creram with aqua, pink and gold
• "bell hooks"- Maroon and magenta with purple
• "Earth (Octavia)" Dark blue, neon red, green and aqua
• "Zora" inspired by Zora Neale Hurston

Few people know that Cadence's advanced literature degree includes a minor in African-American Women's Folklore; Cadence has a special fondness for Zora Neale Hurston who spent so much time in Florida and she loved teaching Their Eyes Were Watching God in her Women's Literature course. She would start those classes with this quote from Zora on the board; "I Love Myself When I Am Laughing... And Then Again When I Am Looking Mean and Impressive"

All Sister Ananse yarn is designed and hand dyed by Naima Bond in VERY small batches in her Chicago studio.

Ananse is a spider diety and popular character in African and West Indian fables and folklore. In Akan folklore, Ananse is a clever spider who can bring joy and aid, or mischief and confusion to those around him. He is often depicted as a large spider or as the Andinkra symbol, which resembles a 7-armed asterisk.