• Handmade by Alexander Nyankson

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• Dry clean only

NOVICA, in association with National Geographic, offers thousands of limited edition and one-of-a-kind gifts, jewelry, and home decor treasures handmade by master artists and artisans throughout the world. Engaged in a lively dialogue, a circle of women sit on traditional stools as their hands perform everyday tasks. Conversation and company make the work go faster and unify the people of this quiet hamlet. Alexander Nyankson depicts a scene from rural Ghana in batik, enveloping his subjects in brilliant colors. Artisan Info: "I was born to a Ghanaian mother and father on January 25, 1979 in Ghana, where I had my basic education. I started drawing at the age of six and in by high school, I was adjudged the best student in art. Visual Arts was one of the subjects I sat for at the Advance Level in 1997. I specialized in painting on textiles. "There was one lecturer by the name of Winfred Dzibordie, who was then into batik works. He used his expertise as a teacher to encourage me to perfect my skills in art. I undertook training in batik under him and that yielded positive results. I worked in his shop for about two years and that enabled me to set up on my own the following year. "I mainly use cotton material for my works. The desired image is drawn on the fabric before the colors are applied. The process is to have the fabric dyed with one color after the other. Drying it in the hot sun is avoided since it may cause the wax to melt. Due to that it takes two or more days to design