Saving Gorillas Today

ARTISAN NAME: Susan Lutter

CREATIONS: Purses, Pillows, Backpacks, Phone Cases and Leashes, Sling Bags

ARTIST’S STATEMENT: Rescued materials rescue gorillas. As I tell customers when they've bought a small item, "you have just bought a wheelbarrow brimming with fresh produce to nourish these innocent orphans." I also say that "if we consume/waste less, there will be enough for all the people and the animals...."

More about Ape Action Africa (AAA): The illegal wildlife trade is one of the 3 largest business on the planet; the other 2 are drugs and guns. To show you how rare gorillas are, we have 25 rescued orphan gorillas living in family groups under our protection. That makes AAA the largest gorilla sanctuary in the world, rescuing the rare survivors of this horrific trade.