From tree bark to sacred cloth, every piece of Tapa connects art and ancestry.
This natural art form reminds us that creation and the earth have always been one.
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I used an old piece of barkcloth fabric as my design inspiration for this #stainedglassmosaic. I covered it in plexiglas temporarily until I find a piece of glass to fit. #mosaics#mosaicos #njmosaicartist #barkcloth #mosaiquismo #мозаїка #sjartist #artistsofbluesky
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Imagery from"Camelot" days. Fabulous Barkcloth drapes. I have short versions as well.
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Vintage sequence, 2024
61 x 81cm
oil on canvas
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Wooden mallets used for beating #barkcloth in Hawai'i. Round hohoa made from milo (Thespesia populnea), square i'e kuku from 'ōhi'a lehua (Metrosideros polymorpha; middle) and koa (Acacia koa; bottom) woods.
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In Tahiti 🇵🇫, #barkcloth textiles are typically printed using pinnae from the pala'ā #fern (Odontosoria chinensis).
From the collection of the Peabody Essex Museum, MA, USA
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#BarkCloth aus Baumrinde zählt zu den ältesten Textilien der Welt, ist nachhaltig und gerade wieder groß im Kommen. Weltreporterin @LeonieMarch hat sich in #Uganda angeschaut, wie der Stoff hergestellt wird. https://www.riffreporter.de/afrikareporter/barkcloth/