Kel Williams, Pearl Lugger

Kel Williams, Pearl LuggerKel Williams Saratoga Pearl Lugger 2017 (WillKel2. 25) 94 x 98 x 49cm (with base) Wood (silky oak) This boat is a tribute to my grandfather, James Williams, who was born on Stephen Island in the Torres Strait. He worked in the Pearling Industry from the 1950s to the 1960s. He was a skipper, a Pearl diver, and a talented woodworker. At a very young age, he taught me how to carve animals and fish. In his late teens, my grandfather became a pearl diver

the mother will carefully dig out the babies and help them make their way to the water

ethnomusicology and popular music

183 x 19 x 4

But we would never be as good a horseman or horsewoman as our mother or father

: Fade-resistant Colourfast fabric

- Ochre markings represent sacred storytelling and Country

I often draw inspiration from various techniques and materials

By repurposing didgeridoos

Australia a local hip hop crew known as the Indigenous Intrudaz have stepped up to the mic

Every material used in the necklace—whether from tree

These precious materials are carefully collected over time

the Gulf where I am from and grew up