Umlilo nomhlaba
Workshops from the ground at the foot of Mbayiyane
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Shelves of earth
100%
Gathered materials
The Practice
Four stages of slow transformation
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Gathering
Crushing
Making
Settling
Walking the hillside to collect wild ochre, fallen wood, and riverbank clay.
Grinding mineral pigments understone and beating local plant fibres into pulp.
Coiling vessels by hand, pulling sheets, and drawing with burned wood charcoal.
Allowing the dye to take unevenly, holding the quiet memory of leaf and bark.
