Word Portraits from the Earth is a series of 27 stitched interpretations inspired by Living-language-land, a collection of specially chosen words from endangered and minority languages from all over the world. The words were researched and assembled by Philippa Bailey and Neville Gabie of the UK, in honour the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in 2021.

My part in this collaborative project was to create 'word portraits' that would engage emotions and light up curiosity about these beautiful, poetic words, many of which have no direct translation to English. They bring together themes I'm passionate about: our relationship with nature, love of words and language, and earth-based spirituality.

Click on individual images to read their stories.

All contributions were created by the communities themselves, and all contributors received compensation to support their wider work. All contributions are shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License, unless otherwise noted. Attribution to the authors is essential. All supporting information can be found here: https://living-language-land.org.

Listen to my interview with organizers Philippa Bailey and Neville Gabie

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All the works except for the two round wall hangings are framed in black with non reflective art glass.The collection is now open for purchasing.