Obrapa Cotton Batik African Mask Oil on Cotton Collage from Ghana Sajad green and dark red color

green and dark red color as well as white cotton coiling

disks of chrysocolla suggest pre-Hispanic designs

they use the tip of a maguey leaf to paint the florid patterns

These dangle earrings from Chaloemphon in Thailand extol nature with their wonderfully organic style

to create a Shambhala-style necklace of mystical beauty

Obrapa Cotton Batik African Mask Oil on Cotton Collage from Ghana Sajad green and dark red colorGhanaian artist Emmanuel Atiemoh Yeboah designs and creates this beautiful piece of artwork using a variety media and methods. Yeboah creates the likeness of an African mask on calico cloth, a rustic, unrefined cotton fabric. Then, a blend of oil paint and batik patterns are mounted on cardstock in a ceiba wood frame, achieving a multi layered, dimensional and eye catching piece of artwork that reflects the culture and vivid colors of West Africa. The