Introducing the Madagascar Collection
Five new works. Five artist voices. One extraordinary partnership with Tanana Madagascar.
Every work of art starts with a unique way of seeing the world.
For one artist, it’s the raw beauty of Madagascar’s endemic forests. For another, it’s flowers gathered from the garden. For another, it’s discovering the connections between nature, daily life, and the sea. Different inspirations. Different stories. Each transformed into something others can experience.
Those ways of seeing are what shaped our newest collection from Madagascar, which we are unveiling today at the Allegory Art Collective in Charleston, South Carolina - and on their online gallery shop here.
Of late, we’ve been exploring many of the ideas behind our work at Proud Mary - why artisans deserve to be recognized as artists, why authorship matters, and why artist voice belongs at the center of the conversation.
Today, we’d like to introduce you to the works themselves - and to the artists behind them.
The collection we’re introducing was created in partnership with Tanana Madagascar, whose artists transform one of the world’s rarest wild silks into extraordinary textile art. The silk exists because of another remarkable partnership with CPALI (Conservation through Poverty Alleviation International), which works alongside farming communities to restore the endemic forests that the wild silkworms call home.
Together, they remind us that every work of art begins with something worth protecting - an ecosystem, a tradition, and a way of seeing the world.
Today these works - alongside pieces from our earlier collections - will be exhibited in Charleston, South Carolina, as part of The Art of Craft, presented by Proud Mary at Allegory Art Collective.
The title reflects the future we’re working toward. One where craft is recognized not simply for the skill of the hand, but for the vision behind it. One where artisans are recognized, unequivocally, as artists.
So rather than tell you what these works mean, we’ll let the people who created them speak first.
These are their words - and their works.
The original works are available for sale at the Allegory Art Collective in Charleston, South Carolina and online at https://www.allegoryartcollective.com/the-art-of-craft. Limited edition fine art prints will be coming to ProudMary.co this fall.
Fanakona, by Mario & Sabrinah
$1,900 (Framed)
“It’s show the the fusion of technique and imagination. All of that was shared from the different vibrant color, texture and rhythm… It represents journey and connection with nature and cultural diversity.”
Folera Mena, by Caellah, Sabine, and Lailana
$1,400 (Sold)
“It inspires that everything we see in our usual life is connected. From mixing flowers in the garden, the treasures from the sea and object from our daily life. It’s show the complete story of our world. It’s an interconnected [work] of nature and human experience.”
Miaraka, by Beatrice and Cidonie
$900 (Unframed)
“We created it using the circle of life of people in our community using the color chosen by Proud Mary… [It] represents different colors [of] unity through diversity. Together they form a vibrant installation of connection.”
Ravina, by Jerrisson and Melinah
$1,700 (Framed)
“We are inspired by the raw, natural beauty of my homeland. Here we can find many kind of leaves which are endemic. We choose the vibrant color to much the sunrise and sunset who represented the simple and honest beauty of our earth… It’s a symbol of guidance, resilience and life.”
Zaridaina, by Delphine, Fabiolah and Lailana
$1,400 (Framed)
“We gathered the flowers in the garden. Each flowers represented different emotion or a different part of our journey… It’s mean diversity harmony and beauty of everyday life.”