Unlimited Voices, Vol. 23

UNLIMITED VOICES Reflections and Stories from the Members of Envision Unlimited

TABLE OF CONTENTS Envision Fiber Arts

PUT A THREAD ON IT!

By Vahid M., Kasandra M., and Rosa M.

Meet Abdul The zebra and the four feet and put the needle and thread. I told Kasandra I need help. Like needle and cut them off with

Meet Trevell

scissors. I make a tie, and I told Kasandra, "I need you to help me. Please, please, Kasandra, please." I'm yelling her really

A Glance at Westtown

hard, "Kasandra, 'sandra, 'sandra, I need your help, PLEASE." Four legs for the horses. Kasandra walk all around. After this, you gonna hold it, put the four legs in the front or side. Need

Frick Center Sports

to two eyes, ears, the hair, the tails.

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MY FIRST TIME WEAVING

By Rachel I like learning new things! This time I am learning to weave.

I loved when I received a check in the mail from selling things I made before.

At Frick Center I learned how to make rugs and pillows, and now loom weaving!

I have ideas. I want to make my own patterns for dolls and I know how to sew.

I am friends with everyone at Frick.

I know how to do more and more things that I used to not know. That is how I am.

BLUE RUG

By Lillian D. Rug. Tie it up through the hole. Put it in the hole. Tie it up. Put it inside. I pick the colors. Orange, yellow, and blue. They're my favorite. I sell it for a hundred dollars. I sold two before for $50. I feel good. My favorite part is when I sold it. I've been making rugs for 3 months. I like to sell the rugs, tie it up. I like it!

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PUTTIN' THE LEGS ON

By Yolanda B.

I enjoy working with the horses - doing their legs.

Sometimes I can put on the eyes. I do the legs because the eyes are getting a little too hard. I'll try it. Because if I can't do it, I give it to someone else to do it. I do the legs - everyone got something they can do. Get the job done.

Sometimes the material is really hard. I like the softer material. It's fun to do!

THANK YOU KENDALL

By Jamie P.

I love to do the loom at Westtown because it's my favorite. I move my hands and do the colors - different colors, like rainbow colors. Kendall from The Weaving Mill helped show me how to space the colors. On Friday January 14, 2022 I made a pillow to sell it for Envision Unlimited.

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By Trevell Jordan

I am 38 years old from Chicago. My favorite color is blue and purple. I am designing ties. I designed a vest with a disc jockey logo for a project and I am trying to sell it. I have to do the lines and focus. I am learning how to make a rug for the first time. I think I did a good job.

The best thing about Nashville Center is it is a place to work hard, pay attention and focus. I am a DJ for Diversey. I want to make music for Christmas and Valentine's parties. My type of music is country, rap and Hip Hop clean version (no curse on it) and dancing music. My dream job will be to be a boss of a DJ business.

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THE STORY OF THE KNIGHTS OF NO TABLE

By Abdul S. This is a story about a group of knights that really want to get together and do stuff but they have no table to sit at together.

They ask around to see if anyone has an extra table. Everyone they ask says "no" to them.

Eventually they give up trying to get together because they have nowhere to sit.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: DO YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT ME? I am 37 years old from India. My father left India, got a job, bought a house in Chicago.

I work at Jewel Osco giving bags to people.

I would like, in future to form my own family.

I want to marry an American girl. I want to have 2 kids.

At Diversey my job is to pick up the trash and clean tables.

I love to design ties and vests. I likes the blue color because the sky is blue.

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ARTICLE ABOUT WE GO TO LIBRARY OUTING

By Jamie P. I went to Logan Square Branch Chicago Public Library. I see people sitting down, minding their own business. I read a poems book called Empty Bottles. It was really good and make me think about what happened inside the book, really sad. I felt the stories about a girl who's upset about her life. After that, I read Break Your Glass Slippers poetry book. Really inspired by the poems book Make Me Think Your Brain.

SHORT ARTICLE ABOUT THE LIBRARY

By Marcus W. This is a short article about the library. I pick a book called the book of Ballads. The book was so amaze. It has a lot of fun when I read it so much. I enjoy reading it. I really enjoy it. "I never went to the library in two years," I said. "Maybe I'll go again!" The article is very short. I really like it. It has a lot of pages. I saw a lot of pages in the book.

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GOODBYE KAILANI I LOVE YOU

By Jamie P. I am going to miss you at college dorm. It's hard for me not to see her again. I really love my niece. She's the one always in my heart forever. I don’t want her to leave Chicago. One day I will see her again. Her birthday on February 13, 2022.

She is going to be 19. She's going to be an adult this moment. I will sing to her on TikTok. I want her to be happy in her life.

MY NEW GRANDNIECE

By Clonita B. Congratulations to me!

Congratulations to Auntie Clo. I'm glad Billie Macey is here. She's my great niece. She weighs 5 pounds and 9 ounces. She was 17 and a half inches long. She's verrry sweet. She opened her eyes for me. This is the first time I got a chance to hold her.

Those are my other two nieces in the background. One of them is named Shennel and the other one is Tori.

And that's they new baby sister. I love all my nieces and nephews!

BIRTHDAY JAM

By Lucy P.

I went out for my birthday Friday. I went out with my nieces and nephews, my sister. We went to see the Blues fella play tribute to Marvin Gaye where Andi used to work. I enjoyed the jazz thing. I met the fella that played the song by Marvin Gaye, "Sexual Healing." Austin played the guitar. I had steak cut up. I had a good birthday. I had cake, some kind of drink. And the waiter was pretty nice. It was pretty nice. I rested Saturday.

PLAYING FOR THE ENVISION QUEENS

By Celestine Carmichael My name is Celestine Carmichael. I am a player for the women basketball team at Envision. I like being on the team. I enjoy competing with other teams. We won second place in the tournament.

I enjoyed meeting new people and making new friends. I look forward to going downstate for the next competition. I like working with my coach Reyanna.