Activity 2: Try Your Own Tapa [4 points]
Fatu Feu’u is a Samoan artist who lives in Aotearoa/New Zealand. He is mostly known for being a painter but he also creates sculptures, pottery, prints and glass works.
As an artist, Fatu Feu’u is primarily influenced by tapa cloth (siapo) patterns from Samoa, as well as tatau (tattoo), weaving, carving, and mask designs.
Many Pacific Islands have their own versions of tapa cloth. In Tonga it is called the ngatu, in Fiji - the masi, in Niue - the hiapo, in the Cook Islands - the tapa, and in Hawaii - the kapa. You can learn more about tapa cloth here.
its got a flower for my grandma a sun set for my mum a car for my dad cooking for me and the patturn kinda off the pic is for my grandad becuase he likes chalenges and passing them
Tālofa Lava Courtney,
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely tapa cloth design you have created today. I really like the design you have chosen to go with for your tapa cloth, I love that it is a very personal and special design that represents your loved ones. I think it is a very creative and unique idea to create a tapa cloth which related to people who are important to you, what made you think to do that?
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Have a lovely day,
Kueni :)