Toby Cedar "Le Op" Arnhem Land His paintings have a traditional

His paintings have a traditional meaning which is not always immediately discernible

Nora’s works aim to evoke strong emotions in viewers and are deeply influenced by her own emotions and mental health journey

providing protection against recognition by mapurtiti (spirits)

This took place once it was determined that the essential eternal spirit of the deceased had completed its cyclical journey to the spring from which it had originated and would in time return again

The body-paint designs and symbols vary from ceremony to ceremony

Toby Cedar "Le Op" Arnhem Land His paintings have a traditionalAfter spending over a decade in NSW, Toby and his wife made the decision to make the move to North Queensland not only so he could progress with his artwork and business but so that their children could learn more about their language and culture and be with more of their Torres Strait families. Toby worked out of his workshop creating his art and also doing wide format sublimation printing, where he spent the next five years but has since moved back