{"id":538650,"date":"2018-12-10T07:50:34","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T07:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=538650"},"modified":"2020-11-02T09:09:36","modified_gmt":"2020-11-02T09:09:36","slug":"groititude-nigerian-inspired-designs-for-every-home-www-griotitude-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/groititude-nigerian-inspired-designs-for-every-home-www-griotitude-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Griotitude Nigerian Inspired Designs for every home. www.griotitude.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Griotitude Nigerian Inspired Designs for every home.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">www.griotitude.com<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">My name is Sotonye, and I design patterns.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u200b<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-538654 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/app.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"498\" height=\"499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/app.jpg 498w, https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/app-55x55.jpg 55w, https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/app-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/app-144x144.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I started to illustrate one night on a distressing visit to our local hospital with my sick two-year-old daughter. I was desperate for distraction as she drifted off to sleep, and illustration provided the solace that I needed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Why Griotitude? In West African culture, the griot is a story teller, the guardian of a community&#8217;s history, culture and memory. For me, Griotitude celebrates our ability to recall memory, to share histories, and to tell a story.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u200b<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/803E27F9-8A2F-46A5-A6E6-7FF24417A933.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The colours and patterns you see here represent memories of the cloth and culture of my childhood. Each print tells a story of my island on the Southern coast of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I hope they bring as much joy and colour to your home as they have to ours.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-538838 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/7B6A0497-8C1E-4828-A38A-6CCA79C685D7.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"664\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/7B6A0497-8C1E-4828-A38A-6CCA79C685D7.jpeg 615w, https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/7B6A0497-8C1E-4828-A38A-6CCA79C685D7-278x300.jpeg 278w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Griotitude Nigerian Inspired Designs for every home. www.griotitude.com My name is Sotonye, and I design patterns. \u200b I started to illustrate one night on a distressing visit to our local hospital with my sick two-year-old daughter. I was desperate for distraction as she drifted off to sleep, and illustration provided the solace that I needed. 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