Yilkwa (Monster Fish) Digital Print Scarf
Yilkwa (Monster Fish) Digital Print Scarf
Artist: Maicie Lalara
Materials: Digital Printed Silk Sateen Scarf
Dimensions: 110 x 110cm
Through working with Darwin-based artist Anna Reynolds, the Warnindilyakwa artists have embraced digital design to create beautiful, one-of-a-kind textiles. They capture elements from their own artworks — inspired by their Country and Culture — and transform them using design software, resulting in original patterns that tell a story.
In 2021, this collaboration grew even further with the launch of an exclusive range of digitally printed scarves. Created on luxurious silks, these scarves carry the rich heritage, stories, and landscapes of the artists’ homelands, reshaped for a fresh, contemporary style.
Artist
Maicie Lalara is a talented Artist and Arts and Culture Officer at Anindilyakwa Arts. Based in Umbakumba community on the east coast of Groote Eylandt, Maicie is an emerging leader on eylandt. She is a passionate advocate for Learning on Country programs, strongly feeling the importance of actively engaging younger generations with art and Country, connecting them with their ancestors through creative practice. Maicie’s acceptance into the competitive ANKA Arts Worker Extension Program in 2023, highlights her dedication to her craft and expansion of her professional skills.
One the art centres most experimental artists, Maicie is well known for her Yilkwa (monster fish) – character filled aquatic weavings created from a combination of locally salvaged ghost net, mangkurrkwa (pandanus) and other found and traditionally harvested materials. Maicie is rarely found not creating, being a talented natural dyer and print maker, in addition to fibre artist.
Shipping
On smaller items we offer $15 flat rate regular mail using Australia Post. Delivery times from Groote Eylandt to capital cities in Australia is approximately 10-14 days.
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Postage on larger items is calculated depending on size, weight and destination. Our team works to ensure that all artworks are posted as soon as possible. Larger artworks will be barged to Darwin and freighted, meaning delivery times can be up to four weeks.
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