Mud chic

Boubacar Doumbia is a legend in Mali. Few artisans have impacted, directly or indirectly, as many lives and livelihoods as he. His story began in art school in Bamako, Mali’s capital, over two decades ago when he teamed up with five other art students to form Group Bogolan Kasobane, which was dedicated to revive bogolan (or mudcloth), Mali’s traditional cloth...

Read the entire article by Elaine Bellezza on the Handey Eye Magazine website.