I'm Claude, my artist name is Kayhanga, and I would like to invite you to discover my story.

Captivated about art and everything out of the ordinary, I decided to devote myself to this passion and now trying to make a living out of it. That turned out well, the decision was accompanied by a move to Guadeloupe in the French Caribbean two years ago.

I started collecting seeds to make jewelry (necklaces, earings,...), then collected calabashes that I turned into lamps. I wanted to develop my creation so I gathered various pieces of wood and driftwood that I carved with a chainsaw following the inspiration of the moment.

In the meantime, I participated to an art show "Chouval" through the Birmingh'Art Association in November 2017. The compliments and encouragements I received gave me the feeling that I belonged in the artistic world and that I need to persevere. So I contributed to another exposition themed " Contes & Légendes Créoles". It was a blast !

That is the reason why I'm reaching out to everyone today.

Despite the joy I feel when creating my art and my family support, I have to be realistic, even more now that I live on an island where the cost of living is higher than the mainland. My finances are very limited and I need any help I can find to help fund and support this project.

First off, I must find a location to create my art. A workshop would not only help me create but hopefully I can also help others discover what I do and maybe even teach them my technics.

At the moment wood is my main medium, however I would like to create with other materials such as rocks, metal and glass so I need the proper space to expand and work under decent conditions. (see photo of the current location)

Even though I'm quite strong, or I'd like to think so, I need more tools!

I currently need a blowtorch and a bigger, stronger chainsaw (better than the one I currently use). These tools would be used pretty much daily so you can understand why I really need them. I even modified some of them to meet on my needs.

Lastly, I would need to find a practical car as some of my creations are rather large and the cute but small European cars are just not cutting it :) Keep in mind that I source a lot of my materials from Mother Nature directly so depending what I find it can be limiting to have to leave some beautiful pieces out just because my car is too small to bring them back.

First exhibition : "Chouval"

Totem Cheval

Hyppocampe

Cheval

My Totem

Second exhibition : "Contes & Légendes créoles"

Papangue

Baclou

Flowers lamp

......a collaboration with Bourcart Cyril, painter :

Manman dlo

Mofwasé

......others creations:

My current workshop: it's a very breathable fabric...

Myself and my brother in law who helps me a lot at this time.

( Sculpture in progress , I will participate in 2 incoming art shows:

- Exhibition themed " 2048" with Birmingh'Art Association which is scheduled for end of May 2018

- Pool Art Fair in June 2018 : hptt://poolartfair.squarespace.com/

You can also see more of my créations here on Artmajeur: hptts://www.artmajeur.com/kayhanga )

...in the tropical forest..

And finally, my little car..

I would like to thank in advance all the KissBankers who are willing to help me. I am forever grateful even for the smallest help I can get.

On the right of my page you can see the different gifts that can be given for the contributions you are able to meet.

I'm also grateful for KissKissBangBang. It is thanks to this type of sites that people like me can try and reach out to more people to ask for help with hope that I can create and expose my art.

Rêve.Art.Projet-Des oeuvres réalisées avec passion dans le respect de la nature!