LOIS HAYES | 'Brooch 3 - Rainforest Floor Secrets' | Recycled builder’s wood / paint / copper / oxidized sterling silver / lacquer / stainless steel pin Meeting Place My father is Wik liyanh

My father is Wik liyanh (fresh water people) from the upper Holroyd River

Taught to me by Uncle Ken Thaiday I aim to preserve my culture through contemporary forms

Woodblock on bark cloth

from which these contrasting materials find harmony through an asymmetrical design approach

traditions and lifestyles of Torres Strait Island people

LOIS HAYES | 'Brooch 3 - Rainforest Floor Secrets' | Recycled builder’s wood / paint / copper / oxidized sterling silver / lacquer / stainless steel pin Meeting Place My father is Wik liyanhRainforest Floor Secrets: "The tropical rainforest floor is a most fascinating place for a contemporary conceptual artist designer and horticulturist. The constant cycle of life, death and decay the Earths life force. Layers of random organic patterns reconfigure chaotically, yet rhythmically all in a busy symbiotic dance. On close inspection, there can be found amongst the leaves, mossy rocks and tree roots, brightly coloured curiosities like fungi,