Flying Eagle

African Queen

The world has known Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth, here Zimbabwean artist has carved on springstone an African Queen in her majestic hat and necklace.

Bull Elephant of Africa

Zimbabwean artist Farai Tandi is a lover of wildlife, here he captures on springstone the movement and action of a charging Bull Elephant protecting its territory.

Cecil the Lion sculpture

Chitungwiza Arts Centre artists James Chidzenga and Tendai Chareka are carving the lion sculpture to celebrate the life of King of Hwange National Park, Ceceil the lion.

Shona abstract family

A happy family

Fish Bowl

A green opal fish bowl carved by Taurai Tandi

Ishmael Chitiyo

Ishmael Chitiyo specializes in carving abstract artworks from colourful stones. A few years ago he was nominated for a National Award in sculpture and is one of the best young artists working in Zimbabwe.

Chitungwiza Arts Centre

A typical day in Chitungwiza Arts Centre - an artist carving big serpentine stones.

Welcome mama by Percy Zenda

The artist in the photo Percy enjoys story telling through stone sculpture. The sculpture "Welcome Mama" depicts a young girl who has rushed to welcomed  her mother who has come back home from work. The type of stone is springstone

African woman

The woman wearing beautiful earrings and a head scarf carved on the spring-stone shows the dress and elegance of African women.

Potrait

title: Potrait
stone: Butterjade

Wise Counsellor

sculpture by Tau Tandi

gorilla

Baboon

Loading raw stones in Chiweshe

loading opal stones from the mine in Chiweshe into a small truck for transportation 200km to the workshop.

woman's torso

The type of stone used to carve the woman's torso is green opal stone

Tools of the trade

In the photo are some of the tools that used by the sculptors in Zimbabwe when they carve the hard stones

Beautifull lady in Mvurwi town

Sculptures are known to add beauty to place as in the sculpture Beautiful lady. The sculpture in the photo is in Mvurwi town in Zimbabwe where the famous stone springstone used to carve the sculpture is mined.

The african buck

 The artist in the photo, Witness Chimika, is inspired by wildlife, most of his sculptures are of animals and nature. He grew up herding cattle and goats in the rural Zimbabwe. Today he is a member of Chitungwiza arts community and he is also a popular mbira player.

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Good Listerner

the sculpture above is in green opal stone and was carved by one Zimbabwe's top artist Munyaradzi Jeche who was apprenticed to his uncle Nicholas Mukomberanwa in 1997.