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An image is stamped onto cotton with wax that resists dye. |
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The cloth is next dyed with colorfast German dyes, then the wax is removed. |
Art-Batik
Adehoumi Sikirou Shola founded Art-Batik in Yaounde, Cameroon, in 1992. Adehoumi began painting in 1969 and in 1971 he studied batik and serigraphy at the National Center for Arts in Ouagadougou. He first exhibited his batiks in 1972 at the American Cultural Center of Abidjan (Ivory Coast). Since that time, he has exhibited in France and at the French Cultural Center in Cotonou (Benin), the Goethe Institute, the Jacques Aka Cultural Center in Bouake, and the Douala French Cultural Center (Cameroon). Adehoumi returned to his native Benin in 1994. Since that time his son, Waliou (known as Walas) has run the business.
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| Art-Batik produces colorful tablecloths, wall hangings, and clothing. For more
information about Art-Batik, or to place an order, please contact (in French): Waliou Shola
Telephone: (237) 770-7756 |
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Links:
African
Arts/Handicraft and Environmental Management Institute (AFHEMI)
Bark
Pictures of Claude Ngaha
Dschang
Handicraft Center
Gîtes
Ruraux de l’Ouest
Metal
Casting in Foumban
Wood Carving in Foumban
Pottery
of Western Cameroon
Abdou Mfopa
Cameroonian Beadworking
Tapestry Crochet in
Cameroon
Cameroonian Basket Maker, Fokam
Goufo Buhler
Cameroonian Author, Mih
John Fung
Cameroonian Painter, Hilarion
Wirdzeka Faison
Nigerian Painter, Elcarver
Rotimi Agbola
Batik in Java and Bali, Indonesia
Tapestry Crochet Home Page
Shibori in Japan
Katazome (Stencil Dying) in Kyoto, Japan
Carol Ventura's Home Page
Web page, photographs, and text by Carol Ventura.
