The matchstick magician fuels passion

Friday, February 15, 2019

Mbaiwa uses burnt match sticks to make great artwork PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Many visual artists are always on the look out for new and creative ways to make their work more appealing and sellable. For Isaac Mbaiwa, a 34-year-old man from Senete village, collecting burnt match sticks and using them to make artwork is how everything is unfolding for him.

Mbaiwa uses PVA adhesive to attach and align the matchsticks onto a plywood board. He then uses soldering iron to draw on the board.

The artist, who also doubles as a roadside entrepreneur, told Arts & Culture that at first he used to burn wires in fire and then use them to create images on the wood.

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