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The technique, the mornings and the people behind the work. Written slowly, because the work is made slowly.
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ceramics
Clay, and the potter’s hand
Hand-built pottery leaves evidence everywhere — in the walls, the base, the rim and the fire marks. Learning to read it changes what you buy.
4 min read
banana fibre
Banana fibre, and what it becomes
The banana plant fruits once and dies. What happens to the stem afterwards is one of the most inventive material traditions in the region.
4 min read
dyeing
Where the colour comes from
Before the dye packet there was mud, bark, ash and a long wait. What natural dyeing actually involves, why it fades the way it does, and how to spot it.
4 min read
imigongo
How imigongo gets its geometry
Ash, clay and ochre worked into ridges by hand. The pattern is settled long before a single line is raised.
2 min read