Artists in Moshi

The shops here sell a lot of wood and stone carvings as well as artist paintings of local culture and history. The colourful paintings and batiks are everywhere and represent very well the culture and life of the various groups.

Today I visited an area that is sponsored by the YMCA and other groups to bring the artists together and offer workshops to for local youths and visitors who wish to learn how to carve or paint.

It's hard to resist some of the paintings and everyone is so desperate to sell their work. It may take one or two days or more for the artist to finish the piece and the price is rarely more than $20-30. It was interesting to see that the artists at work and hard not to buy from all of them because they are all so needy.