PAULA SAVAGE | Moa Island | 'Migi Bag #73-26' | Woven rafia + jute | 2026 Delissa Walker When we pass

When we pass

Artwork story:During the rainy season we would dig out mud from the side of creeks or slope or where ever we could find them and play mud fight

I remember when I was small and planes used to fly overhead we used to run and hide in the mangroves

My wind is the Sagerr Gub (North Easterly)

art and culture into the future

PAULA SAVAGE | Moa Island | 'Migi Bag #73-26' | Woven rafia + jute | 2026 Delissa Walker When we passPAULA SAVAGE is from the Dabugal clan of Moa Island and the Kaurareg clan of Muralag (Prince of Wales Island). An artist at the Ngalmun Lagau Minaral Art Centre Moa Arts, Paula works across weaving, printmaking, and jewellery to share contemporary expressions of Torres Strait Islander culture and ancestral stories. Her practice has developed into the making of unique woven bags that bring together land and water relationships through color,