The world feels big—until it doesn’t.
Until you find yourself in a tiny studio in Kampala, halfway across the planet, laughing with an artist who somehow feels like an old friend.

That’s how I met Jennings, or Uncle Jay as everyone calls him. His small workshop was full of colorful painting of mostly women and animals, but something caught my eye, this beautiful world map made out of the bold fabrics East Africa is known for. We usually feature women in our collection, but Jennings’ spirit was impossible to ignore, and his art now supports women across Uganda who sell his work in small shops and markets.

This map was born from that meeting. It’s the world as seen through fabric stitched, layered, and colorful. I asked him to include our community symbol in the corner. And if you didn’t know, this is what it means:
A triangle with a line through it is an ancient symbol for Earth and for women,
I turned the line into an arrow for our journey forward,
and I added a compass for the way travel keeps us curious.

Every piece reminds us that the world is threaded together by stories, by laughter, by fabric, by the hands that create beauty in every corner of it.
Even in far-flung places, connection is closer than we think.

The second photo is of me with some of our local Ugandan team and the artist himself, Uncle Jay.

Only four of these exist, each one handmade and uniquely patterned.

Product Details: The canvas is stretched on a wooden frame. It’s 15.75 inches wide and 12 inches tall. Made from layers of Kitenge fabric and paint, this piece has depth you can see and texture you can feel. Because these are handmade, the colors, patterns, and