Marmeya and Khaitan…

We grew up between sage leaves and handicraft threads. The sage is my father’s kind heart, his tender touch, our security wherever we are, and his endless stories about Qalqilya, the groves, and my grandfather’s mare.

Sage is my family's favorite drink, which you will find in every Palestinian home.

As for the threads, they are my mother's fingertips, who taught me everything I know about handicrafts, her warm embrace from which we learned strength, and her voice that lives inside us urging us to work and achieve.

Sage, strings, coloured papers, precious stones and dried flowers, thoughts, dreams and passion all come together to make pieces and write words by my father’s warmth and my mother’s patience.

Hama