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| "Elizabeth": ink brush drawing, watercolor, collage, digital postcard. |
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MORGAN BRIG
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May 2-3 and 9-10
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Saturday and Sunday 10am to 5pm
* I know, like me, most of you are nor near enough to go to this Open Studio Sale, but I though you might enjoy seeing her work?
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They grew up by the ocean, yet they were never meant to enter it. In Zanzibar, many girls were not expected to learn how to swim.
Social norms and the lack of appropriate clothing kept the water close—but out of reach. The sea was part of everyday life, yet not something they could truly experience themselves.
Then, things began to shift.
Photographer Anna Boyiazis captured a series of swimming lessons on the island. In her images, women stand in the water, supported by empty plastic containers used as floats. There’s no staging, no spectacle—just practice, focus, and careful movements to stay afloat.
Behind these scenes was the Panje Project, founded in Zanzibar. Its goal was practical: teach survival swimming, water safety, and prevent drowning. But to do that, it first had to overcome a cultural barrier.
The program introduced full-coverage swimwear that aligned with local customs. This made it possible for women and girls to enter the water without feeling they were going against their cultural values.
From there, the impact spread. Some of the participants became instructors, passing their knowledge on within their own communities. Lessons expanded, keeping the same approach—practical, accessible, and ongoing.
These images tell that story. Not just of learning a skill, but of gaining access to something that had always been there, yet never truly available.
Today, in those same waters, more people know how to move, float, and support one another.
Just because ...
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Saturday's Smiles ...
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