Batik wall hanging, 'African Song'

by NOVICA

Product Features

• Delivery by February 14th guaranteed with EXPEDITED shipping if order received by 2/3/2011.
• Handmade by Alexander Nyankson
• Ships from Africa within 15 days
• Dry clean only
• Signed by the artist

Product Details

• Item Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• ASIN: B0009G2WG0

Product Description

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. Playing a melody on the xylophone, a man lifts his voice in song. Cool blue tonalities distinguish this elegant batik by Alexander Nyankson as he pays tribute to traditional African musician. 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 one batik, depending on the number of colors involved. Foam with a pointed edge is used for the wax method to bring