PAULA SAVAGE - Moa Arts | 'Big Kabar' | Linoprint on BFK Rives paper

"This print is about big Kabar sitting on the reef ready to get picked up by divers, they retrieve back to the dinghy and they would usually need to be measured with special ruler to check the shell weight and size and then the divers put it back for new growth. The big kabar shell also can be used in making beautiful jewellery." - Paula Savage 

PAULA 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, techniques, and materials.

PAULA SAVAGE | 'Big Kabar' | 2023 | Linoprint on BFK Rives paper| 120 (h) x 80 (w) cm