Kumasi, Ghana · since 2011 · 3 works
Adwoa Mensah-Quaye
Lost-wax brass casting · Atelier Kente Lane
“The wax remembers my thumb. The brass remembers the wax. That is the whole lineage.”
African craft · Independent voices
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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia · since 2007 · 2 works
Tewodros Alemu
Horn, bone and silversmithing · Entoto Horn & Silver
“Horn has a grain like weather. I follow it rather than argue with it.”
Durban, South Africa · since 2014 · 3 works
Naledi Dlamini
Glass beadwork and textile · Indaba Bead Room
“Beads are a language. I am writing long sentences.”
Lagos, Nigeria · since 2016 · 2 works
Amara Okafor
Natural-material adornment · Seed & Shell Studio
“The coast gives me everything: raffia, seed, shell, patience.”