Saturday is "P" Day for senior missionaries. Today I went with one of the senior sister missionaries, Jerilyn Hymas, to visit a few more sites in Accra.
We went the Accra Art Market to look at the work of local artists paintings,
fabrics, wood carvings. We then to drove to the Omanye House Museum. The first is a typical outdoor market where each artist has a small plywood shop that is attached to a row of other shops. The people look very poor, I wonder how they even exist from day to day. The second was a museum that sold the
works of more upscaled artists. I'm learning that wooden nativities, animals
and tribal masks can be found everywhere. The paintings take on a more local
flavor. I love the ones that reflect the local people going about their daily lives.
The paintings I've attached are some that caught my eye. The carver,
dedicated to his trade, was transforming a block of wood into a refined work of
art. The quilt was hand appliqued on muslin. Yes, the white stripes are really a
muslin backing. The work was so fine that we had to stare at the back to
believe anyone could do such measured work. The paintings that look like
short strokes of colored paint really depict Africa and the sea of humanity that
lives in this beautiful land. They remind us of the throngs of people packed
into the streets of the James Town section of Accra. And, of course, there is
the traditional kente cloth.
We went the Accra Art Market to look at the work of local artists paintings,
fabrics, wood carvings. We then to drove to the Omanye House Museum. The first is a typical outdoor market where each artist has a small plywood shop that is attached to a row of other shops. The people look very poor, I wonder how they even exist from day to day. The second was a museum that sold the
works of more upscaled artists. I'm learning that wooden nativities, animals
and tribal masks can be found everywhere. The paintings take on a more local
flavor. I love the ones that reflect the local people going about their daily lives.
The paintings I've attached are some that caught my eye. The carver,
dedicated to his trade, was transforming a block of wood into a refined work of
art. The quilt was hand appliqued on muslin. Yes, the white stripes are really a
muslin backing. The work was so fine that we had to stare at the back to
believe anyone could do such measured work. The paintings that look like
short strokes of colored paint really depict Africa and the sea of humanity that
lives in this beautiful land. They remind us of the throngs of people packed
into the streets of the James Town section of Accra. And, of course, there is
the traditional kente cloth.
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