Jenan Hamdi, Iraq & Iran
Jenan's passion for sewing began long before her immigration to Australia in 2012. Back home in Iran, she honed her skills in sewing for 20 years before she packed her bags to embark on a new chapter of life in Melbourne. She started off as a home seamstress, repairing clothes and sewing f…
Victoria Minani, Southern Tanzania
Victoria Minani is a talented jewellery artisan who brings magic using aluminium, silver and wax. Constantly excited by new ideas, Victoria’s appreciation for the beauty of life can be seen in all her Judy Jewellery creations.She began her craftsmanship journey humbly, by learning bea…
Ada Lo, Hong Kong
Ada is a courageous and talented single mother and a seamstress who left her home country of Hong Kong to be closer to her daughter who had moved to Australia to start a new life. Ada too faced many challenges, including language barriers and a lack of job opportunities.Through joining Sis…
Funda Ozkan, Istanbul
Funda Art Craft is a showcase of her beautiful watercolour paintings on cards and polymer clay jewellery.In 2016, Funda travelled from Istanbul with her husband and daughter with 15 years of experience in historical restoration. Although her dreams of practicing historical restoration in A…
Maria Alejandra, Chile
Maria Alejandra's jewellery brand KELKAY means necklace in an indigenous Chilean language. Maria migrated from Chile in 2011, with her family to Australia. Although she initially had difficulty finding employment due to language barriers, she soon started selling jewelry at…
Pamela Mujica, Chile
Pamela Mujica was born in Chile and moved to Australia in 1996. Pam is a translator, wine educator and a jeweller. She is the Market and Online Shop Lead for SisterWorks, responsible for taking and uploading photos to the website using Woo Commerce, updating product descriptions, and ensu…