| And this is why I'm grateful... | It took eleven years, perseverance, and incredible Novica customers for Johnny Jimenez to build a home for his family. If you ever wonder whether your Novica purchases have impact, listen to the story of this Peruvian artisan.
"Today, I look back on my life and evaluate everything I have gone through — and I feel so grateful. I promised my father I would do my best to make our dreams of building our own home come true and, because of customers at Novica, I was able to do it. Brick by brick, room by room.
My artistic journey began when I was young. In 1977, when I was eight years old, my father made leather and wood furniture, and I collected the scraps, creating coasters and other small pieces of art. In 2000, I married the woman I love, and we had two children. Even though I worked hard at my craft, we had no material goods of our own.
We lived in a small prefabricated house made of pressed cardboard, wood, and corrugated panels. It was very precarious. We didn’t always have basic services or utilities. In spite of this, we tried to fill our home with love, but my children were growing up and we didn’t have enough room. | | |
