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Djenné, Mali

The name Timbuktu means the middle of nowhere. Its a name that stuck with me and so I needed to search the internet to find out why. The old mosques in the area have a unique style and I knew I needed to make a tile. With only a few colors and a lot of time, the final result looks very realistic.


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