These are examples of African women’s art and design. In additional to pottery and textiles decoration, there is also a South and West African tradition of house painting – the outside of the house – with bold shapes and bright colors.

“I Paint My House ” is actually a book of postcards. But, the murals and decorations are so vibrant and alive, I haven’t mailed any.(I don’t want to tear any of the cards out.) They are like a little travel book – lovely pictues of how women make their spaces beautiful.
Margaret Courtney-Clarke has also produced coffee table sized books filled with her photographs of the bright geometric designs of Berber women, women of Ghana, etc.