GiZ : entry 147
Gift of the Land
Earthenware
Acrylic
24cmH x 27cm Opening
A form that feels like ‘welcome’, you’re welcome home. With its wide generous mouth expanding from a narrow soft neck. The body follows the way Ankara gathers, bends, drops and settles when worn with pride.
A vessel with a white base, almost like a clean foundation that allows the other colours to breathe.
The exterior carries repeating circular motifs similar to the printed rhythms of Ankara patterns that hold stories of community, unity, and vibrant identity. The bronze shimmer recalls festive wrappers and catching the glint of jewellery at a family gathering.
Jaiye,
December 2025
Lagos, Nig.
GiZ : entry 145
Mother of the Earth
Earthenware
Acrylic
28cmH x 29cm Opening
She rises like the warm silhouette of a woman, a sculptural bust held between waist and chest, opening gently at the top like come home, it might be a long journey but come receive a hug.
This vessel carries the palette of sunrise and sunset, the colours of soil, of warmth, of land after rain. These tones intentionally taken from Sanyan, the woven cloth of ceremony, lineage, and honour.
The form is wrapped with skin markings, the lines, ila that tell stories of identity and heritage on the body. These markings ripple like the subtle folds of a wrapper when a woman moves through a gathering, dances, bends to greet, or leans in for an embrace
Jaiye,
December 2025
Lagos, Nig.
GiZ : entry 143
the Water that Dances
Earthenware
Acrylic
23cmH x 30cm Opening
The inspiration for this vessel is the adire tradition. Its a fabric we wear, a
fabric that symbolises family. The true spirit of December, when families
return home, Lagos becomes alive. Fabrics move as freely as the people
wearing them. I’ve carved into the surface following adire cloth making
traditional patterns.
• Agbo’lè, the compound motif, honouring the idea of homecoming,
shared courtyards, and the warmth of belonging.
• Arewa, the northern star, a reminder that no matter how far we travel, we
find our way home.
• Elewe Merin, the four-leaf form, representing balance, unity, and the
easy harmony found when families reunite.
Shades of blue are layered across, similar to the way adire artisans dye
cloth - dip, lift, dip in a repetitive pattern. So, water, rhythm, repetition.
Jaiye,
December 2025
Lagos, Nig.
GiZ : entry 142
Part 2 of 2
Jaiye is inspired by Yoruba sensibilities through form, texture and lineage. Jaiye is choosing to explore the everyday movements we experience during celebration, how fabrics dance, how they are held and folded. These motions become sculpture, captured in clay but remain alive.
December 2025
Lagos, Nig.
