Today I finally managed to go to the William Morris Gallery to see the African Textiles exhibition. Although it was a very small exhibition it was a great opportunity to see real African textiles and the way the prints are used. Most of the textiles there were kanghas so all had a very particular layout; a border, a motif in the middle and a phrase underneath. I want to use all of these elements to create my own prints. For the phrases I want to use song lyrics or poetry such as U.N.I.T.Y by Queen Latifah or some poetry by Bell hooks.
I noticed that there were a lot of polka dot prints on the kanghas and I love polka dots so it is something that I would like to incorporate into my own prints. I'm also going to use some of the shapes such as mangoes and floral details in my designs.
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