Zizipho Poswa Is Using Ceramics to Celebrate Her Xhosa Ancestry

For nearly two decades, South African ceramicist and designer Zizipho Poswa has been carving ancient stories in ceramics. She’s frequently relied on clay, but she experiments with other unusual material too, like bronze. The objects she crafts are often large; they flow from a rich tapestry of her heritage.Born in Mthatha, a small town in Eastern Cape, Poswa attributes her love of art to her mother, who saw her interest in it from a young age and gave her the liberty to explore it. “