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Most of this was thrown out first.

Recent work painted or stitched onto salvaged packaging and cardboard, some of it straight onto canvas. Filter by material or by artist. More are added here as work is documented.

Titles, mediums and sizes for Daniel Kabiaru and Dennis Bull Ndegwa come from the catalogue and portfolio they supplied, and any piece marked sold is marked so there. George Kamiti's titles are his own, though no medium or size came with them, so the line under each one describes what the photograph shows. Sixteen pieces are still listed under descriptive stand in titles, with materials described from the photographs, pending the studio's wording. John Ruitha Maina's six are among them: the file he sent carries no captions at all.

A boda rider in a dark jacket on a red motorcycle, painted onto a flattened Soko maize meal sack, the printed branding showing through behind him — Rider on a red bike

Acrylic on a Soko maize meal sack. Dennis Bull Ndegwa.

A stitched portrait crowned with a grid of green packaging, the face and shoulders cut from scorched metal, in a deep red dress — Woven sun and copper

Stitched panels, packaging and fabric. George Kamiti.

A rider carrying stacked cardboard boxes strapped to a motorcycle, painted onto a Soko maize meal sack — Rider carrying cargo

Acrylic on a Soko maize meal sack. Dennis Bull Ndegwa.

A portrait with a wide halo of pink dotted paper, the face and body built from brightly printed packaging offcuts, on a black ground — The matriach

Cut packaging and patterned paper, machine stitched. George Kamiti.

A matatu painted across a flattened Gala maize meal sack, passengers at every window and the word Khaleesi lettered along the bodywork — Matatu on a Gala sack

Acrylic on a Gala maize meal sack.

A crowded painting of a street confrontation. Helmeted figures with riot shields and batons fill the left, mouths open mid shout, flames run across the centre, a hand holds up a Bible, and a child in school uniform runs at the right — Shields and fire

Acrylic on canvas.

A veiled figure in deep blue with a beaded headdress, cut from corrugated cardboard and set against a poured black and white ground crossed by a single orange band — Veiled figure

Corrugated cardboard, beadwork and poured paint on canvas.

Three figures walking in line, each balancing a large bundle of firewood on their head, painted across a flattened Soko maize meal sack — Carrying firewood

Acrylic on a Soko maize meal sack. Dennis Bull Ndegwa.

A portrait whose hair is a dense grid of flattened yellow and black tomato paste labels, the face and bare shoulders in warm cut metal, against green — Obsidian flame

Tomato paste tin labels and cut metal, machine stitched. George Kamiti.

The ancestral breath

Scorched panels, machine stitched. George Kamiti.

A potter in a blue shirt carrying two patterned pots, cardboard laid over the canvas behind him and a red band of small seated figures at the right — What it takes

Acrylic on canvas and cardboard, 50 x 50 cm. 2025. Daniel Kabiaru.

A figure lying asleep on swirling green grass in a white vest, a small toy bear tucked against their back and daisies scattered around them — Asleep on the grass

Oil on canvas.

A hot pink panel torn open to expose the corrugations beneath, with small hammered metal figures set into the opening — Figures in the tear

Hammered metal in torn corrugated cardboard, on a painted ground. George Kamiti.

The golden age

Stitched panels, netting and leather. George Kamiti.

A smiling face in scorched stitched panels, surrounded by black leather threaded with white lines and studded with brass rosettes, over a strip of shoe polish labels — Brass rosettes

Leather, brass fittings and polish labels, machine stitched. George Kamiti.

Two figures in loose white clothing standing against a deep blue swirl, one holding a bundle of flowers, a butterfly at the shoulder of the other — Two in white

Oil on canvas.

A fruit seller in an orange jacket and wide red hat sits behind a heap of pineapples and a covered jar of peeled fruit, a handwritten hundred shilling sign among them, a cyclist passing behind against a dark green ground — Noa kisu Nanasi ni mia

Acrylic on canvas, 136 x 122 cm. 2025. Daniel Kabiaru.

Three boys with bicycles far too tall for them against swirling green, one sitting on the ground beside a toy made from a tin — A mile in my dads saddle

Acrylic on canvas, 110 x 130 cm. 2025. Daniel Kabiaru.

A boy pushes a bicycle loaded with two yellow water cans across a ground of swirling green — As we fetch water

Acrylic on canvas, 63 x 110 cm. 2025. Daniel Kabiaru.

Concentric blue spirals fill the canvas, a single small figure standing where they open into pale water at the lower right — Untitled 10

Acrylic on canvas, 100 x 120 cm. 2024. Daniel Kabiaru.

A man crouches to read a newspaper spread over the cargo rack of a bicycle while another walks away, against a deep red ground — Border to border

Acrylic on canvas, 121 x 107 cm. 2025. Daniel Kabiaru.

Two giraffes walk through curling bands of blue, orange and green, the trees on either side painted as spirals — Pride in stride 1

Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 cm. 2025. Daniel Kabiaru.

Two giraffes against a yellow sun, surrounded by curling waves of red, blue and white — Pride in stride 2

Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 40 cm. 2025. Daniel Kabiaru.

A lone figure in orange stands with a staff on a ridge, the sky above breaking into a gold sun and curling blue water — Untitled 6

Acrylic on canvas, 100 x 120 cm. 2024. Daniel Kabiaru.

A guitarist mid stride, body and clothes built from curling blue ribbons, against a ground of orange and green spirals — Untitled 9

Acrylic on canvas, 107 x 137 cm. 2024. Daniel Kabiaru.

Untitled 11

Acrylic on canvas, 100 x 120 cm. 2024. Daniel Kabiaru.

Bands of blue, red and gold curl around a small bright core at the centre of the canvas — Untitled 13

Acrylic on canvas, 210 x 240 cm. 2024. Daniel Kabiaru.

A figure seen from behind, coat and hat made entirely of painted flowers, against swirls of green and gold above a bed of blossom — Fragrance (time was meant to tell)

Acrylic on canvas, 70 x 80 cm. 2026. Daniel Kabiaru.

A wide canvas, two pale figures at the left, the rest given over to flowers and ribbons of colour unspooling to the right — Fragrance

Acrylic on canvas, 55 x 120 cm. 2026. Daniel Kabiaru.

A trader balancing stacked basins and buckets on her head, painted on torn cardboard set against poured black and white paint with a band of blue — Mama mali kwa mali

Acrylic on cardboard, 40 x 40 cm. 2025. Daniel Kabiaru.

A figure in a red jacket leaning over a handcart, painted on torn cardboard beside a purple band and poured black and white paint — The wait

Acrylic on cardboard, 40 x 40 cm. 2025. Daniel Kabiaru.

A cyclist carrying a yellow load, painted on torn cardboard against a yellow band and marbled black and white paint — Krisi ni ocha

Acrylic on cardboard, 40 x 40 cm. 2025. Daniel Kabiaru.

A man walking with a stack of basins on his head and a bucket in each hand, on torn cardboard against a dark blue band — Mali kwa mali 1

Acrylic on cardboard, 40 x 40 cm. 2025. Daniel Kabiaru.

A cyclist with a heavily loaded bicycle, painted on torn cardboard beside a red band and poured black and white paint — The dreamer

Acrylic on cardboard, 40 x 40 cm. 2025. Daniel Kabiaru.

A woman cycling with a bundle balanced on her head, painted on torn cardboard against a deep blue band — Skuma isonge mbele

Acrylic on cardboard, 40 x 40 cm. 2025. Daniel Kabiaru.

A hat seller with stacks of hats over both arms and one held up for sale, painted on cardboard against a yellow band — All the hats

Acrylic on cardboard, 40 x 40 cm. 2025. Daniel Kabiaru.

A tea picker in a red coat and blue headwrap kneeling among green bushes with a basket at her side, on torn cardboard with a red band — Mama chai

Acrylic on cardboard, 40 x 40 cm. 2025. Daniel Kabiaru.

A vendor carrying a tray of sunglasses on their head, painted on torn cardboard against an orange band — The sunglasses

Acrylic on cardboard, 40 x 40 cm. 2025. Daniel Kabiaru.

A man pushing a bicycle stacked with yellow cones and bundles, on cardboard against a green band and marbled paint — Ice cream man

Acrylic on cardboard, 30 x 30 cm. 2025. Daniel Kabiaru.

A man standing with a bicycle loaded with four bundles of charcoal, painted on cardboard against a red band and silvery poured paint — Makaa imepanda bei

Acrylic on cardboard, 40 x 40 cm. 2025. Daniel Kabiaru.

A seller almost hidden behind columns of bright plastic basins and water cans, on cardboard against an orange band — Coloured pots

Acrylic on cardboard, 70 x 70 cm. 2026. Daniel Kabiaru.

A man walking away carrying a stack of yellow crates and a bundle, on torn cardboard against an orange band — My grind

Acrylic on cardboard, 40 x 40 cm. 2026. Daniel Kabiaru.

A cook in a yellow shirt bending over a basin of frying dough, painted on torn cardboard with a purple band — Mahamri ni 10

Acrylic on cardboard, 75 x 75 cm. 2026. Daniel Kabiaru.

A woman in an orange dress walking away with a bucket in her hand, on cardboard with a purple band over poured black and white paint — Mama mahamri

Acrylic on cardboard, 40 x 40 cm. 2026. Daniel Kabiaru.

A young man in a blue jacket with a red rucksack sorting through clothes, on cardboard against a dark red band — Mitumba

Acrylic on cardboard, 40 x 40 cm. 2026. Daniel Kabiaru.

A seated figure built entirely from rolled and folded cardboard, elbows on knees, on a beer carton used as a plinth — My love for soccer

Cardboard, 40 x 30 x 50 cm. 2025. Daniel Kabiaru.

A young man in a red t-shirt shading his eyes, leaning against a bicycle with an orange box on the rack, on cardboard beside a teal band — My ride awaits

Acrylic on cardboard, 40 x 40 cm. 2026. Daniel Kabiaru.

A seller with a basket of produce on her head and two more in her hands, painted on cardboard with a green band — The baskets I sell

Acrylic on cardboard, 40 x 40 cm. 2026. Daniel Kabiaru.

A rider in a yellow jacket and blue helmet on a black motorcycle, painted on brown kraft packaging printed with baskets and the words 12 x 2kg — Boda ya stima

Acrylic on repurposed paper, 35 x 35 cm (framed). Sold. Dennis Bull Ndegwa.

A man in a blue hooded jacket sitting sideways on a red motorcycle with his hand to his head, painted across two flattened Gala maize meal packets — Tough times

Acrylic on repurposed paper, 45 x 45 cm (framed). Dennis Bull Ndegwa.

A rider in a red cap and orange high visibility vest sitting on a blue motorcycle, painted on Lowland maize meal packaging — Hii bill yote

Acrylic on repurposed paper, 45 x 45 cm (framed). Dennis Bull Ndegwa.

A rider in an orange vest on a red motorcycle beside a man in a pink shirt, painted on blue and brown Soko baking flour packaging — Rada ya wale Gen z

Acrylic on repurposed paper, 55 x 45 cm (framed). Dennis Bull Ndegwa.

Three passengers crowded onto one motorcycle, the middle one in a yellow vest, painted on blue and white Soko packaging printed with bread — Lala nayo

Acrylic on repurposed paper, 47 x 35 cm (framed). Sold. Dennis Bull Ndegwa.

Three riders close together on a single motorcycle seen from behind, painted on yellow Fortified Maize Flour packaging — Nipeleke Juja

Acrylic on repurposed paper, 35 x 35 cm (framed). Sold. Dennis Bull Ndegwa.

A rider in a pale jacket and yellow helmet on a red motorcycle, painted on blue Soko home baking flour packaging — Masaa ni ya shuksha

Acrylic on repurposed paper, 35 x 35 cm (framed). Sold. Dennis Bull Ndegwa.

A rider on a red motorcycle looking up at a man in black who is checking his watch, painted on white and blue wheat flour packaging — Namba yako ni??

Acrylic on repurposed paper, 47 x 35 cm (framed). Dennis Bull Ndegwa.

A man in an orange vest lifting a yellow crate onto a motorcycle already loaded with bags, painted on brown millet packaging — Breadman

Acrylic on repurposed paper, 35 x 35 cm. Dennis Bull Ndegwa.

Two riders on one motorcycle carrying a white sack between them, against a yellow and ochre ground — Tumetoka shopping

Acrylic on canvas, 70 x 70 cm. Dennis Bull Ndegwa.

A rider in a yellow vest on a red motorcycle, painted on white and blue packaging printed with bread and pastries — Ndo kuingia

Acrylic on repurposed paper, 47 x 35 cm (framed). Sold. Dennis Bull Ndegwa.

A rider with a small passenger behind him and another child standing alongside, painted on blue Baba Lao wheat flour packaging — Baba yao

Acrylic on repurposed paper, 47 x 35 cm (framed). Sold. Dennis Bull Ndegwa.

A young man in an orange top sitting astride a motorcycle with his arms folded, painted on Afrika maize meal packaging — Ama nirudi chuo

Acrylic on repurposed paper, 45 x 45 cm (framed). Dennis Bull Ndegwa.

A woman riding a green motorcycle with three children in school uniform behind her, against a pale blue ground — Early morning school rush

Acrylic on canvas, 50 x 70 cm. Dennis Bull Ndegwa.

A white matatu at a stage with passengers boarding and a conductor taking a fare, painted on a Kenya Horticultural Exporters vegetable carton, the side board reading Nairobi and Thika — Boarding at the stage

Acrylic on a Kenya Horticultural Exporters carton. John Ruitha Maina.

A man seen from behind in a green number 28 jersey, a bag in each hand, standing on a white road line painted across a red Marie Biscuits carton — Number 28

Acrylic on a Marie Biscuits carton. John Ruitha Maina.

A long narrow strip of three white matatus in a row with a cyclist and two men pushing a handcart between them, painted across printed packing cardboard — Three matatus

Acrylic on printed packing cardboard. John Ruitha Maina.

Two men on stools facing each other against a yellow wall pasted with newspaper cuttings about hiring and the economy and photographs of matatus — Two on stools

Acrylic and pasted newsprint. John Ruitha Maina.

A rider lying back along the seat of a red and blue motorcycle with his phone in his hand, against a yellow wall of pasted newspaper cuttings — Resting on the bike

Acrylic and pasted newsprint. John Ruitha Maina.

Two market traders across a painting in two panels, one standing with a phone above crates of fruit and one bending over a basin of onions, against a yellow ground of pasted cuttings — The produce stall

Acrylic and pasted newsprint, two panels. John Ruitha Maina.

A head and shoulders against a yellow honeycomb ground, the face assembled from red, green and printed packaging pieces — Born beneath the stars

Cut packaging on a printed ground, machine stitched. George Kamiti.

Two figures close together, one in a green patterned top, against a wall of gold dots and cherry printed cloth — Disco matanga

Cut packaging, cloth and metal, machine stitched. George Kamiti.

A tall standing figure on a gold dotted ground with a group of smaller figures and a child gathered at the waist — Goddess of fertility

Cut packaging and printed paper, machine stitched. George Kamiti.

Four small figures spread across a sheet of creased pale pink paper, each built from cut tin labels and outlined in stitching — Kati

Cut tin labels on creased paper, machine stitched. George Kamiti.

Dozens of open hands in packaging colours overlapping across the surface, red, green, blue and silver, on a grey ground — Open hands

Cut packaging and metal, machine stitched. George Kamiti.

Two seated figures turned away from each other, one in a pale flowered dress and one in yellow, on a mottled ground — Patanisho

Cut packaging and cloth, machine stitched. George Kamiti.

A band playing, drummers and dancers in printed cloth spread across a speckled ground — Rhumba japani

Cut packaging and printed cloth, machine stitched. George Kamiti.

A dancer thrown back mid movement, body in scorched panels, a green printed skirt, against pale paper and a black band — Sakata

Scorched panels and cut packaging, machine stitched. George Kamiti.

A seated figure holding a child at the centre, a striding figure at either side, on a pale printed ground — Savage life

Cut packaging and printed paper, machine stitched. George Kamiti.

A seated figure in a white dress scattered with red flowers, leaning on one arm, against a smoky brown ground — Staring into the abyss

Cut cloth and packaging on a scorched ground, machine stitched. George Kamiti.

A portrait in scorched panels with a wide halo of blue dotted paper, in a white flowered top, against a bright green ground — Sunlt melanin

Scorched panels and cut packaging, machine stitched. George Kamiti.

A seated figure at the centre ringed by standing figures in patterned cloth, all turned inward — Surrounded by whispers

Cut printed cloth and packaging, machine stitched. George Kamiti.

Two figures leaning together over cups, one in a pink printed top, against a mottled orange and blue ground — The catch up

Cut packaging and scorched panels, machine stitched. George Kamiti.

A portrait against a grid of green and red tin labels, the face in warm cut metal, in a striped wrap — The lava in her soul

Cut tin labels and scorched panels, machine stitched. George Kamiti.

A portrait with a deep purple dotted halo, the face and shoulders assembled from brightly printed packaging — The star weaver

Cut packaging on printed paper, machine stitched. George Kamiti.

A smiling portrait in warm scorched panels, a green printed top, against pale paper with gold figures — Unfiltered radiance

Scorched panels and cut packaging, machine stitched. George Kamiti.

A sleeveless leather bodice with two blue discs at the chest and a fan of pale spikes rising behind the shoulders — G-avants

Leather, brass and salvaged fittings. Wearable. George Kamiti.

A laced leather bodice in dark brown and burnt orange panels with a scallop shell set at the waist and cut discs across the chest — G-avants 2

Leather, shell and salvaged fittings. Wearable. George Kamiti.

A leather bodice in cream and oxblood panels with two curved brass plates at the chest and a brass rosette below — G-avants 3

Leather and brass. Wearable. George Kamiti.

A dark leather bodice on a hanger, two blue discs at the chest, beaded red and blue spikes fanning from each shoulder — G-avants 4

Leather, beadwork and salvaged fittings. Wearable. George Kamiti.

A leather bodice in tan and dark brown with three brass rosettes down the front and leather ties at the sides — G-avants 5

Leather and brass. Wearable. George Kamiti.

Buying

Most of these are available.

Prices depend on size and material, and the larger share of every sale goes to the artist. Tell the studio which piece caught your eye and we will send dimensions, condition notes and a price.

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Most of this was thrown out first.

All work

Rider on a red bike

Woven sun and copper

Rider carrying cargo

The matriach

Matatu on a Gala sack

Shields and fire

Veiled figure

Carrying firewood

Obsidian flame

The ancestral breath

What it takes

Asleep on the grass

Figures in the tear

The golden age

Brass rosettes

Two in white

Noa kisu Nanasi ni mia

A mile in my dads saddle

As we fetch water

Untitled 10

Border to border

Pride in stride 1

Pride in stride 2

Untitled 6

Untitled 9

Untitled 11

Untitled 13

Fragrance (time was meant to tell)

Fragrance

Mama mali kwa mali

The wait

Krisi ni ocha

Mali kwa mali 1

The dreamer

Skuma isonge mbele

All the hats

Mama chai

The sunglasses

Ice cream man

Makaa imepanda bei

Coloured pots

My grind

Mahamri ni 10

Mama mahamri

Mitumba

My love for soccer

My ride awaits

The baskets I sell

Boda ya stima

Tough times

Hii bill yote

Rada ya wale Gen z

Lala nayo

Nipeleke Juja

Masaa ni ya shuksha

Namba yako ni??

Breadman

Tumetoka shopping

Ndo kuingia

Baba yao

Ama nirudi chuo

Early morning school rush

Boarding at the stage

Number 28

Three matatus

Two on stools

Resting on the bike

The produce stall

Born beneath the stars

Disco matanga

Goddess of fertility

Kati

Open hands

Patanisho

Rhumba japani

Sakata

Savage life

Staring into the abyss