JOEL SAM | 'Bu (trumpet shell)' | Linocut Print Mornington Island For these large masks turtle

For these large masks turtle shell was heated and molded into shape

Linocut printed in black ink from one block hand coloured

Wagedagam – Panay Buway

such as coconuts

He has a white breast and blue wings

JOEL SAM | 'Bu (trumpet shell)' | Linocut Print Mornington Island For these large masks turtleJoel 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