FLASH BLAK | ‘Oyster Shell’ – mustard / yellow + pearl | recycled oyster shell | alcohol ink + resin Barred Long Tom soaked in the sea for

soaked in the sea for a period of time

It was fun playing and growing up on Bentinck as small girls but that soon changed when they came and took us away and dumped us on Mornington Island on 1946

Paloma Ramos

so families greeted the safe arrival of their men

nanna and the aunties to make the tea and hear the latest community news

FLASH BLAK | ‘Oyster Shell’ – mustard / yellow + pearl | recycled oyster shell | alcohol ink + resin Barred Long Tom soaked in the sea forThese 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