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The Qwagga is the
reverse form of the Zebra - black with white stripes
Once again, the contributing artists were provided with a basic
pattern and |
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The original pattern showed a large round body with elongated legs and a
"mask " head.
I chose to combine the legs and form a "stump" body and instead used the original body to form a new head. The decorative stripes were formed by folding tulle to form "pocket" strips and filling with the ribbon and loose beads. The mane was made from recycled plastic bags - inspired by the work of local African "side-of- the-road" craftsmen. Finally, I redesigned the arms and bound them with cloth and added couple
of West African brass ancestor dolls as trophies! |
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An excerpt from an email from Li.... "...I sat in the doorway and opened the package from Africa with the dramatic tape saying it had been inspected by SARS... It was swathed in official looking stickers with many "doeane dokumente ingesluit" (official looking documents). Burrowing carefully into the custom-made-foam box, I found the doll - I was speechless. (this almost NEVER happens!) She is a perfect deconstruction/ reconstruction of both idea and shape of our Namba. The Fabric is beautiful and richly textured, the beads and other embellishments worth ever extra second (she writes that she is not usually an embellisher) and the zebra mane of a MOST creative material! Sue, your Qwagga is regal!..." |
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