Northsite Tea Towel Blue Parrot Fish
NorthsiteStunning screen printed tea towel based upon Joel Sam's 2010 linocut Blue Parrot Fish. 50% Linen and 50% Cotton Tea Towel 70cm x 59cm, printed in Far North Queensland, Australia.
Artist: Joel Sam’s family lives in Bamaga and originates from Saibai Island. Born on Thursday Island in 1977, 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 and intaglio printmaking and sculpture. Joel’s artworks are inspired by his culture, and the images are of sea creatures that live in and around the Torres Strait, such as turtles, squid, the fish of the reef and the shells and corals of the Coral Sea. Joel Sam’s work is represented in the Parliament House Art Collection, Canberra.
Artwork story: The blue parrot fish is a popular, everyday catch in the Torres Strait and Cape York regions.