IRENE BOWYER | 'Barra (blue/green) Bangle' | Hand-painted wood Maldives Artworks Book I look forward to painting

I look forward to painting many more

"Turtles making their way through the reef on their own journeys

"What if all the pieces on a chess board were the same

The arrow like markings represents the angle of the southeasterly winds and also signifies the suckerfish that were used in traditional turtle hunting

I learnt to hunt from an early age

IRENE BOWYER | 'Barra (blue/green) Bangle' | Hand-painted wood Maldives Artworks Book I look forward to paintingIrene Bowyer is a Yuku Baja Muliku Traditional Owner and Elder. Irene started painting when she was 17 years old. Irene stopped painting for about 25 years due to family and life commitments, and has recently rekindled her passion to paint. Her mediums of choice are acrylics on canvas, and her inspiration for her art is drawn from the local region and traditional stories. "I started painting when I was about 17 years old. My family and I were living