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Born Free is an idea that came from a place of deep respect for the delicate cycle of life. How incredible to be able to work with gifted designers who, as mothers, recognize what the devastating loss of a child could mean and how easily that loss can be avoided.

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I feel that art is beyond language.

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While I was a student at The Cooper Union, they discouraged too much of a focus on any one medium, and it helped me try new and different things.

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Equal rights for women and queer folks!

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There's a recycling mentality about my work.

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When certain things reach a tipping point, and you know people's lives are in danger, you have to decide that it's time to speak up, and you have to say something loud and clear.

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If I don't have an ability to go the places that I have been invited to show at and to speak at and to feature my talent, well then, I am going to stay here in New York City and work my butt off.

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So many a time, I would find myself stuck in my studio while, in another country, my exhibitions were opening and I was being celebrated.

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I feel like I've spent a lot of time imagining home and thinking about a dream-like place, as opposed to a real place, because that's not what I was able to do, meaning go home or be home.

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I am fascinated by these ocean-grown folks. On the coast, there's all this cross-pollination of ideas. Someone thinks they saw something. One person's madness is reiterated by another, and a story is born. The rumour becomes a substitute for news.

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Biography

Nationality: Kenyan

Type: Artist

Born: June 22nd, 1972

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