Small-But-Growing Community Of Eco-Friendly Entrepreneurs Set Up Shop In Tarrant County

Arlington TX

26 May, 2022

6:44 PM

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By Haley Samsel | Seth Bodine, Fort Worth Report May 25, 2022 On the same street where she operates an Arlington boutique, Tschaner Sefas Azubuike once fielded emergency calls as a 911 operator at the city's dispatch center. In between calls – many coming from women experiencing domestic violence – Azubuike often turned to her favorite art form: Transforming paper into beads that could then be used in colorful, unique jewelry. "It was very overwhelming for me and it upset me that I couldn't reach out to those women," she said. "I never knew what happened after the calls. I thought: 'How can I translate this from paper beads to an art piece that is kind of reaching out to these women?'" The result of that project, titled "Nurture Me Please," hangs above 31:13 Ecofriendly Accessories, located at 308 W. Main Street as part of the artistic coworking space and gallery Create Arlington. Since the boutique opened in February, Azubuike has showcased lightweight earrings, rings, bracelets and artwork she creates from recycled paper using a rolling technique that originated in Uganda. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.