PAULA SAVAGE - Moa Island | 'Reggae Night Basket #357' | Woven rafia + jutePAULA SAVAGE is from the Dabugal clan of Moa Island and the Kaurareg clan of Muralag (Prince of Wales Island). An artist at the Ngalmun Lagau Minaral Art Centre Moa Arts, Paula works across weaving, printmaking, and jewellery to share contemporary expressions of Torres Strait Islander culture and ancestral stories. Her practice has developed into the making of unique woven bags that bring together land and water relationships through color,

bougainvillea

and weaving itself

Guided by her hands and a deep connection to the earth

almond leaves

sisters Ruby and Katy and my friend Lily as we head down to the beach and collect mussels in the mangroves for the morning

while the disease is long in remission

the assemblage of paintings through stitching

45 x 43 cm

When the freshwater breaks out in the wet season it joins with the creek at Kencherang and connects to the saltwater

The rainforest is the source of materials used in these exquisite lawyer cane baskets

respected elders of the area

Petrykivka painting and vinok (flower wreath/crown))