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Save 10% on the Preserving Traditions Collection, where handmade crafts celebrate centuries of artisan technique. [NOVICA The Impact Marketplace]( AFRICAN ART TRADITIONS Rare Beauty Elegant details carved in sese wood bring a Ghanaian mask to life. A fertility doll sculpted with love brings good luck to its recipient. A kente cloth woven by hand and foot on a special loom embodies the beauty of the Asante culture. The African artisans behind these wonders pour their creativity, mastery, and generations of history into their creations. We celebrate them this gift-giving season. [SHOP ALL TRADITIONS]( Featured left to right: [Rita Zakour]( [Nana Frimpong]( and [Ralph Agudze](. Traditions from Africa [Masks]( [Masks]( [Sculpture]( [Sculpture]( [Djembe Drums]( [Djembe Drums]( [Kente Cloth]( [Kente Cloth]( [SHOP ALL TRADITIONS]( The Feel of an Object How a Ghanaian ceramicist and jewelry-maker breathes life into clay. [Samuel Levi]( Rustic and gorgeously raw, each one of Samuel Lovi’s ceramic sculptures conveys a mood and a feel, as much as the image it depicts. From his Ghost Mask wall hanging to his textured teapots to his Akwaaba oversized terracotta necklace, each piece asks to be touched, experienced as a made object, asserting its presence in the world. It is no wonder, then, that Samuel Lovi has been awarded some of the highest, most esteemed prizes for an artisan. He received the UNESCO craft prize (1998) for his outstanding contribution to decorative pottery. He was invited to the U.S. for the New York International Gift Show, and his work has graced craft fairs in Burkina Faso, where he received an award for best pottery exhibition, the Ivory Coast, and Paris. Samuel’s path to becoming an artisan was hardly a straight route. Born in the Volta Region of Ghana, he spent years studying abroad in Glasgow, Scotland and the greater UK. He took jobs where they cropped up, from fashion houses to the Department of Rural Housing. Perhaps his uniquely creative perspective has something to do with his position as an insider and an outsider — someone who is from a place, but nonetheless returns to it after being away for a long time. Today, Samuel has his own studio, where 70 women from the Volta Region train and assist in developing traditional pottery. As devoted as he is to the past, Samuel is also intrigued and inspired by the future of his craft. For this reason, he combines contemporary designs with traditional pieces. And now he has added jewelry-making to his list of skills, where he designs and crafts every bead by hand. Whether he is molding clay, firing it in a kiln, hand-painting with kaolin and oils, or experimenting with new materials, Samuel brings his own distinctive style to everything he touches. The rest of us look on and marvel at the results. [SHOP FROM SAMUEL]( [Ernestina Carves]( Pictured Above: [Ernestina Oppong Asante](. [NEW ARRIVALS]( [UNIQUE GIFTS]( [ARTISAN JEWELRY]( [ETHICAL FASHION]( [WORLD DECOR]( Spread happiness when you shop Our customers have helped us to send over $115 million to artisans around the world. Impact the artisan causes closest to your heart with every purchase you make. [Facebook]( Join our growing [Facebook]( community of over 300,000 people and be the first to learn about giveaways, new styles, and the best hidden talent in the handmade art world. You received this message because you are signed up to receive NOVICA News updates to this email address: {EMAIL} ©NOVICA 2716 Ocean Park Blvd, Ste 10 30, Santa Monica, CA 9 0405 To enjoy the full discount described in the promotion above, please be sure to click on the buttons or links within this email to activate the promotion. With this offer, save 10% on on handcrafted items from our Preserving Traditions collection until 11:59 PM (Pacific Time) on November 14, 2021. Exclusions may apply and promotions are subject to change. Offers cannot be combined with other promotions, cannot be applied to prior orders, cannot be applied to wholesale orders, and only apply to items sold on the NOVICA website. At NOVICA, happiness is our mission, and love is at the core. Here are the [ten choices and one core value]( that we live by. [Unsubscribe](2FbWQ1ZW1haWw9QzM1QjUwOTAyODlBMDMwRDVGNzE3MjNEQjg5REQyMzMGOwBUSSIVMjQ2NDg5ODkxMjU3ODg5NgY7AFQ%3D--08a2525e0407053998d016a650f676939a21c4fb77dd02da548f21c35c3efa55) | [Email preferences](2FbWQ1ZW1haWw9QzM1QjUwOTAyODlBMDMwRDVGNzE3MjNEQjg5REQyMzMGOwBUSSIVMjQ2NDg5ODkxMjU3ODg5NgY7AFQ%3D--08a2525e0407053998d016a650f676939a21c4fb77dd02da548f21c35c3efa55) | [Privacy Policy](