LOIS HAYES | 'Neckpiece 3 - Rainforest Floor Secrets' | Oxidized sterling silver / wood / paint / hemp cord / lacquer Michael Nona Miniature lugging boats were made

Miniature lugging boats were made especially for dancing

While several images may be taken from each fish no two images remain the same

The Mawan Thai was celebrated across the Western Torres Strait and extending into the Central Torres Strait

across to that island

who learnt the art of weaving and making feather flowers from her mother and grandmothers

LOIS HAYES | 'Neckpiece 3 - Rainforest Floor Secrets' | Oxidized sterling silver / wood / paint / hemp cord / lacquer Michael Nona Miniature lugging boats were madeRainforest 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,