NGUVU KNITS

This project investigates and interprets the practice of scarification, elaborate body adornment and hair braiding in traditional african culture and explores how to recreate this textures using modern craft techniques. The techniques explored are approached to create a raised surface texture, muted but noticeable to the naked eye. Applied in knitwear and leather manipulation projects, the artist uses heat, beading, stitching and manipulation of the surfaces to create a raised effect.