Year 6 have been studying the work of Esther Mahlangu, an African artist famous for her bold, colourful work inspired by the traditional art of the Ndebele people of South Africa.

Esther Mahlangu’s work is based on colourful, geometric patterns and is produced using brushes made from chicken feathers!

Her traditional designs feature complex symmetry and repeating patterns using rectangles and triangles.

It is traditional for the women in the Ndebele community to paint the outside of their houses. They use natural pigments and bright acrylic paints outlined with black lines, to make large geometric patterns on the outside walls of their homes.