FLASH BLAK | ‘Oyster Shell- I Will Rise Up’ – brown / yellow | recycled oyster shell | alcohol ink, pen + resin Yarrabah Bay Bevan and Leo are established

Bevan and Leo are established and emerging carvers and form an important core of artists within the Wik and Kugu Arts Centre

Paper size: 800mm x 1205 mm

She has participated in projects with local and Indigenous artists

tiny moisture droplets

delivered workshops in screen printing at the Girringun Art Centre as a means of providing practical support to the artists after many suffered devastating losses as a result of Severe Tropical Cyclone Yasi

FLASH BLAK | ‘Oyster Shell- I Will Rise Up’ – brown / yellow | recycled oyster shell | alcohol ink, pen + resin Yarrabah Bay Bevan and Leo are establishedThese handpainted Oyster Shells are inspired by Christmas lunch in the artists family. Each is meticulously cleaned, dried, painted, decorated and coated in a layer of resin to finish them off and protect the surface. They can be used as decorative items, trinket dishes or even framed as an artwork. ABOUT THE MAKER: 'I grew up second hand shopping in Gimuy Cairns (Yirrganydji nation) with my mum and aunty in the 70s & 80s. We would spend hours bargain