Beautifully balanced, this colorful threadwork composition depicts two West African men in traditional dress blowing large horns. Ghana's Kwesi Addoegyir Arhin crafts the artwork, carefully placing slender silk threads on board to create the composition. The artwork makes a vibrant accent for any space.

Product Features: 

• Dimension: 15.25" W x 11" H
• Weight: 0.35
• Color: Multi
• Material: Silk thread on chipboard
• Made in Ghana

Story Behind the art:
I 'paint' pictures with colorful threads. A family member works in thread art and I used to watch him. I was amazed at how he applied threads one by one to create eye-catching compositions. I'm so glad that he taught me. To master this craft, I practiced a lot, created my own designs and learned from my mistakes.

I use silk thread and glue. Silk is slippery and becomes very difficult to work with. Sometimes I have to use more glue for it to hold and it is the most challenging part of this art.

I love creating concepts for designs. I find inspiration in the things surrounding me, the books I read and sometimes while listening to music.

When I partnered with someone, I experienced many difficulties so I decided to strike out on my own. It was very hard. My startup capital was a problem but a family member decided to help me financially and I started from there. Finding people to purchase my artwork was also a challenge.

There was a time when shoppers made fun of my art and criticized it harshly. This did not bring me down and I continued with my work. During those hard times, I gave my finished pictures to another artist to sell for me. He relocated and took my works along with him, but never contacted me. This was a great loss.

When I was in school, I was very small and my friends called me names. The one that stuck was Mosquito. Now I laugh whenever they call me that because they still do.

One day, I hope to have a well-equipped and furnished studio to train younger artists. I want to help poor and needy artists who cannot afford the cost of art school.

The handmade touch of artisan skill creates variations in color, size and design. If buying two of the same item, slight differences should be expected. Note: Color discrepancies may occur between this product and your computer screen.

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