Janet
Fieldhouse
About me
As a Torres Strait Islander woman, acknowledging the traditions of navigation, living off the sea and the land, and women’s traditional practices such as weaving body adornments for ceremony.
The work that represents me is looking at the way confluence of cultures is a merging of similar techniques and a narrative of storytelling and the beauty of landscapes reflects through the pieces, allowing you to see confluence of cultures.
I had used the colours clay bodies to imbued ideas from my individual journey’s, interaction of family and my storytelling about my culture and the contacts with the First nation peoples. Each of these pieces is made from the colours of the clay bodies and the use of natural products, such as feathers and twine string to finish the artworks.
I would like the viewers to explore the Torres Strait Islander culture through my art and recognise the significance of Torres Strait Islander art. I demonstrate all this through my individual art pieces that tell a different story about my Confluence of culture.
The work that represents me is looking at the way confluence of cultures is a merging of similar techniques and a narrative of storytelling and the beauty of landscapes reflects through the pieces, allowing you to see confluence of cultures.
I had used the colours clay bodies to imbued ideas from my individual journey’s, interaction of family and my storytelling about my culture and the contacts with the First nation peoples. Each of these pieces is made from the colours of the clay bodies and the use of natural products, such as feathers and twine string to finish the artworks.
I would like the viewers to explore the Torres Strait Islander culture through my art and recognise the significance of Torres Strait Islander art. I demonstrate all this through my individual art pieces that tell a different story about my Confluence of culture.
