Photography session at the MICA show.

The exhibition of Melissa, Allison, Jess and Cynthu served as a stage for a photography session run by a Brazilian photographer. Subsequently, the photos will be published in a promotional catalog of local craftsmen. This project was supported by the Brazilian Embassy.

Ester and Emilzania, two craftswomen who use wood bark and tree leaves to dye fabrics. It's all handmade and the result is terrific as you can see! She would be delighted to work with MICA students at a professional level.

Ju, another famous craftswoman.

Craft studio Pica-Pau

As usual, Engrácio Thomas, Dio, Augustine and Will, the wooden craftsmen helped the MICA students to design their pieces. Both Melissa and Allison, decided to depict scenes of the daily life of Sao Tome. 

Will and Allison working on Allison's wooden piece.

 Work in progress.  

Melissa's piece. Work in progress.

Handmade paper

Jess and Cynthu have learned to use different plants of Sao Tome such as banana trees to make paper. All the process is handmade with no chemicals.

Once dried, the leaves produced by this workshop are sold in a shop (subsidized by the Embassy of Brazil) at the Cacau space.

Wood carving

Shadra did a beautiful wooden illustration made in low-relief. 

Engrácio helped her along the process.

Chloé carving her first wooden illustration.

Arum working on her tiny piece.

Morgan, Molly, Chloé, DingDing and Daniel with Engrácio, Tomé, Agostinho and Charles, the best craftsmen in São Tomé.