Full Name: Tafadzwa Edias Sachiwo
Date of birth: 02/02/1981
Totem / Mutupo : Hwesa
Rural Home : Nyanga
Why did you become an artist? Just as a hobby
Who is /are/were your teacher/s?: Elias Sachiwo
How long have you been carving?: 20 years
Which types of stone do you carve? Dolomite, spring stone, verdite, butter jade
What subject do you carve best?: Elephants
What inspires you to create?: my brother Elias Sachiwo
Are there any sculptors / artists in your family ; Elias Sachiwo, Erick Sachiwo, Thomas Sachiwo
Awards / Achievements : I bought a house
Exhibitions : yearly Chitungwiza Arts Centre exhibitions
Did you do workshop / symposiums locally / Internationally : I do a workshop in Chitungwiza Arts Centre
Ambitions for the future : to be a business
Motto (favourite saying) : “ forward forever”
Elias is about to go to China for a few months on a sculpture workshop.