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Felicity Tackey-Otoo Presents at Three Local Schools

“The Cloth Talk: Meaning of Some Selected Wax Prints”

  • Terwilliger Elementary School, Gainesville 2/3/2021
  • Irby Elementary School, Alachua 2/5/2021
  • Lake Forest Elementary School, Gainesville 2/11/2021

Felicity presented at these three elementary schools in February. She presented the history of wax print and the selected meanings. She also explained the meanings of the proverbs behind the fabrics. She emphasized fabrics that had the theme to advise and encourage the students to be diligent and critical. The students were also intrigued by how fabrics are made, and the process of making fabrics. They also watched a video on how kente is woven in a loom.  Felicity is a PhD student at the Rinker School of Construction.