Embracing the Art of Helping People in Need

Stuff We Love

By Lynda Wheatley | March 19, 2022

You might not know Chef Jose Andres or the nonprofit he founded, the World Central Kitchen. But right now, he and his teams are at several sites along the Ukrainian border, serving hot meals to hungry refugees and delivering flour to bakeries in Kyiv. Joanne Condino of Three Pines Studio in Cross Village is supporting WCK’s work by dedicating two of the studio’s most sought-after monthly subscription club offerings—Kim Cerrudo’s fairies and Condino’s own printed tea towels—to the beleaguered country and devoting half the proceeds of each sold to WCK. The limited-edition Peace for Ukraine Fairy ($30) features hand-beaded sunflowers inspired by Ukrainian Artist Marina Ilnytska. Condino’s linen tea towels feature wood-blocked patterns of wheat (which is represented by the golden yellow of the Ukrainian flag) or sunflowers, the official flower of Ukraine. More than 750 tea towels ($30 each) have shipped to nearly every state in the nation, and Condon herself had a set delivered to Washington, D.C., last week. The recipient: H.E. Oksana Markova, ambassador of Ukraine, shown below with Marie Royce, former assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs. Learn more at threepinesstudio.com.