Reinvention Handmade Oil on Cotton Batik African Mask Collage Elayanti Alternating brown and ivory

Alternating brown and ivory

using the traditional batik process

adding sleek chang wood beads

Balinese artisan Nyoman Nadri crafts the pretty and versatile wrap by hand

Reinvention Handmade Oil on Cotton Batik African Mask Collage Elayanti Alternating brown and ivoryGhanaian artist Emmanuel Atiemoh Yeboah designs and creates this beautiful piece of artwork using a variety of media and methods. Yeboah creates the likeness of an African mask on calico cloth, a rustic, unrefined cotton fabric. Then, a blend of oil paint and batik patterns is applied to cardstock in a ceiba wood frame, achieving a multi layered, dimensional and eye catching piece of artwork that reflects the culture and vivid colors of West Africa.