Artwork To Help Provide A Better Christmas For Vasiti’s Family

A twenty-five-year-old Logani villager from Tailevu is hoping to provide a better Christmas for her family by selling wall hanging decorations on roadside.

Sitting by a shop veranda in Nausori Town, Vasiti Laga weaves strings together and prepares her hand-made wall hangings with a smile on her face as she greets people stopping to admire her works of art.

“My husband and I were just doing farming to support our three children until my husband decided to use his painting skills to generate the much needed income for our family,” said the mother of three.

To their surprise, their artwork was appreciated by their fellow villagers so much, that they decided to have them sold at Nausori Town.

“We made our first sale three months ago when we brought just 10 wall hangings made by my husband and I. It was all sold in a couple of hours,” she said.

Ms Laga is continuing to sell her artwork for either $5 or $10 each. She is optimistic that the income would secure her children’s education requirements.

“My oldest child is seven, but we were not able to send him to school, however now with the income from this I will enroll him to school next year,” she said.

She is also eager to use the income to help her family celebrate a better Christmas this year.

“Now that I am earning I will buy toys and clothes for my children and few thing for my house this Christmas,” she said.

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