The Wayan Rendah Artisan collection is brought to you by World Menagerie in association with National Geographic. An artisan story card will be included with your purchase. Gaya means ''grace'' in Balinese, the title of this statuette befitting its feminine allure. It is an abstract and modern work, her pregnant form stylishly posed by the imagination of Wayan Rendah. Using handmade tools, the artisan extracts fluid details from the rich grain of sugar wood. About the artist: Wayan Rendah; Wayan Rendah's father began teaching him to sculpt when he was a boy. ''Balinese woodcarving touches me very deeply. I have learned a variety of arts in Bali, such as gamelan dance, but carving a piece of wood gives me an incomparable sensation,'' he says. ''After I finished school, I studied further because I needed more experience, and the tools and material I needed were beyond my financial reach. Exploring the abstract world refreshes my mind in creating new carvings.''
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