artisan masks

Outstanding wall art handmade and hand-painted by Ghanaian artisan Emmanuel Atiemoh Yeboah uses traditional batik and collage techniques to depict a one-of-a-kind African mask. The artisan sketches the design on calico cotton cloth, sprinkles red and blue oil paints over it, then cuts out particular spots that he replaces with pieces worked in batik style, glues them together and lets them dry. The collage is backed with heavy cardstock and framed with black ceiba wood.