JOEL SAM | 'Slender Barracuda' | Linocut PrintJoel Sams family lives in Bamaga, Cape York, and originates from Saibai Island in the Torres Strait. Born on Thursday Island, he currently lives in Cairns, having finished his art studies in 2005 with a Diploma of Art from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Visual Arts Course at the Tropical North Queensland Institute of TAFE. Since then he has been developing an art practice and technical skills in the media of linocut, sculpture and etching. Joels

and weaving itself

40 x 62 cm

sawuraw bay koey kakal yawoeyayk puyab kadaka amoeymik

the book includes essays on the artist's key media and themes

Leigh and older brother to Leo all of whom are established and emerging carvers with the Wik and Kugu Arts Centre

They peck at it and out hatches Crokee

Matrix size(pic print) 67cm72cm

Story: "Thadharal is spear fishing

a style of sculpture that emerged in the early twentieth century based on carefully structured modules that allow for intricate

Exhibited in the Akin exhibition on the Jim Traynor Feature Wall June - July 2018

Photo Credit: Louis Lim

it is about consolidating cultural practices and ensuring they survive through to the next generation