WOVEN SCULPTURE
RECENT WORK
LE FORM BLEU 1
2022
Strips of leather, round reed, flat reed, braided leather wrapped wire
34 x 26 x 27 in. / 86.36 x 66.04 x 68.58cm
LE FORM ROUGE
2021
Leather strips, natural round reed, smoked reed, fiber rush
24 x 22 x 22 in. / 60.96 x 55.88 x 55.88 cm
MELK 1
2022
Leather strips, smoked round reed, flat reed, natural round reed, antique Touareg leather cord, oversized sequins
34 x 21 x 15 in. / 86.36 x 53.34 x 38.1 cm
JADBA
2022
Large natural round reed, large smoked reed, small natural round reed, reclaimed leather strips, fur and leather cord
27 x 25 21 in. / 68.58 x 63.5 x 53.34 cm
MELK 2
2022
Antique African shells, leather strips, large natural round reed, small round reed
33 x 21 x 16 in. / 83.82 x 53.34 x 40.62 cm
LE BOWL EN OR
2022
Antique 18 carat gold paint, braided leather wrapped wire, leather cord, Large Oval reed, fiber rush, natural round reed
26 x 20 x 8 in. / 66.04 x 50.8 x 20.32 cm
BANYA 2
2022
Vintage leather strips, leather cords, fiber rush, braided large cotton cord, large natural round reed, small natural round reed
20 x 20 x 16 in. / 50.8 x 50.8 x 40.62 cm
CHBAKROU 2
2022
Flat reed, natural round reed, antique leather strips,
28 x 20 x 20 in. / 71.12 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm
LILA
2022
Jute, natural round reed, leather cord, copper mesh, antique Touareg leather cord
36 x 21 x9 in. / 91.44 x 53.34 x 28.86 cm
GNAWA SERIES
Hypnotized by transcendental and soulful tunes made by Gnawa music’s essential instruments, the Guembri and Kraqeb and meditative and repetitive movement of sculptural weaving techniques, these vessels are a survey into how cultural identity persists.
CHBAKROU 1
2017
Leather, round reed, wool yarn
6 x 9 x 12.25 in. / 15.24 x 22.86 x 31.12cm
Private collection Boston, Massachusetts
YA MOULANA 1
2017
Suede, round reed, wool yarn, cowrie shells
11 x 15 x 14 in. / 26.67 x 38.1 x 25.4 cm
Private collection Boston, Massachusetts
BANYA VESSEL
2017
Reclaimed leather strips, suede, round reed
11 x 9 x 16 in. / 27.94 x 22.86 x 40.64 cm
Private collection Boston, Massachusetts
ALLAL VESSEL
2019
Reclaimed red leather strips, suede, cotton cord, cowrie shells
12 x 14 x 9 in. / 30.48 x 22.86 x 35.56 cm
Available, price upon request
TORSO
2017
Reclaimed vintage dyed leather cord from Morocco, hand-cut brown pebbled leather strips, suede
20 x 12 x 22 in. / 50.8 x 30.48 x 55.88 cm
Available, price upon request
THE BOWL
2017
Reclaimed leather, hand-cut leather strips, suede, round reed
13 x 14 x 12 in. / 33.02 x 35.56 x 30.48 cm
Available, price upon request
PULAAKU SERIES
In Fulani culture, the calabash and the Suudu/hut are woman’s domain. In creating these vessels I wanted to highlight the quiet power the female wields in the home whilst also elevating the status of the calabash as an artform.
FULBE WANSAN
2019
Calabash, leather, suede
13 x 10 x 16 in. / 33 x 25 x 41 cm
Private Collection - The ‘Quin House, Boston
FULBE POUKÉ
2019
Calabash, leather, suede
11 x 11 x 23 in. / 28 x 27 x 58 cm
Available, price upon request
FULBE LABÉ
2019
Calabash, leather, suede, cotton cord, wool yarn
12 x 13 x 21 in. / 30 x 33 x 53 cm
Private collection Lincoln, Massachusetts
FULBE PITA
2019
Calabash, leather, suede, round reed
15 x 16 x 23 in. / 39 x 40 x 58.42 cm
Available, price upon request
FULBE DALABA
2019
Calabash, leather, cotton cord, wool yarn
15 x 16 x 23 in. / 38 x 41 x 58 cm
Private collection Lincoln, Massachusetts