About a year and a half ago, I had the idea to put together my first online catalog, and today I’m finally sharing it. What started as a small personal project gradually grew into two volumes, simply to keep things manageable.

The result is *Born of Wood: Where Faith Takes Form*, a catalog centered on African fertility figures, primarily Akan akua’ba, along with a small group of closely related works. This project gave me the opportunity to slow down and spend real time with each object: photographing them, writing about them, and thinking more deeply about why I was drawn to them in the first place.

This catalog is not meant to be exhaustive or overly academic. It’s a personal look at a group of figures I’ve lived with, handled, and learned from over time. Some works are available, others are not, but all are included because they felt important to the story I wanted to tell.

Putting this together took much longer than I expected, but in the process I learned a lot—about photography, about writing, and about the objects themselves. I’m grateful to the friends, collectors, and scholars who offered guidance and encouragement along the way.

Both volumes are now live, and the objects are on my website. I hope you enjoy spending some time with them.

Thank you, as always, for your continued interest and support.

RAND NINGALI