Melanesia
35 creative works found
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From the internationally multi-awarded photographic series ORDER:SQUAMATA. This calendar contains a highlight of the snakes from the series.
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From the PX3 awarded series – ORDER:SQUAMATA / / Banded or Northern Brown Tree Snake (Boiga irregularis) also known as a Night Tiger. Night Tiger’s are an arboreal, nocturnal, colubrid snake native to eastern and northern coastal Australia, Papua New Guinea, and a large number of islands in northwestern Melanesia. Mildly venomous. / / ©2008 Shannon Plummer. All Rights Reserved. / www.shannonplummerphotography.com / www.centralnetteddragon.com / / / / /
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From the PX3 awarded series – ORDER:SQUAMATA / / Banded or Northern Brown Tree Snake (Boiga irregularis) also known as a Night Tiger. Night Tiger’s are an arboreal, nocturnal, colubrid snake native to eastern and northern coastal Australia, Papua New Guinea, and a large number of islands in northwestern Melanesia. Mildly venomous. / / ©2008 Shannon Plummer. All Rights Reserved. / www.shannonplummerphotography.com / www.centralnetteddragon.com / / / / /
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From original “Red Mudmen” 2006, Oil on Linen, 40”X 30” / Santa Ana Island in the Solomon Islands
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From Original “Black Mudmen” 2006, Oil on Linen, 40”X 30” / Santa Ana Island in the Solomon Islands
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From original “Face Off” 2006, Oil on Linen, 30”X 40” / Santa Ana Island in the Solomon Islands
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From original “Face Painter” 2007, Oil on Canvas, 36”X 24” / Huli wigmen from the Highlands of Papua New Guinea
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From original “Face Painter 2” 2007, Oil on Canvas, 36”X 24” / Huli wigmen from the Highlands of Papua New Guinea
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From original “PNG Man” 2007, Oil on Canvas, 30”X 24” / Huli wigmen from the Highlands of Papua New Guinea
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From original “Island Man” 2006, Oil on Canvas, 20”X 16” / Iles des Pins, New Caledonia
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From original “Women on the Bridge” 2006, Oil on Canvas, 36”X 24” / Near Tari, Highlands, Papua New Guinea
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From original Girls” 2006, Oil on Canvas, 30”X 24” / Bodaluna Village, Laughlan Islands, PNG
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From original “Beach Procession” 2006, Oil on Canvas, 24”X 36” / Bodaluna Village, Laughlan Islands, PNG
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From original “Island Boys” 2006, Oil on Canvas, 28”X 22” / Halioea Island, near Milne Bay, PNG
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From original “Reverence” 2006, Oil on Canvas, 24”X 12” / Bodaluna Village, Laughlan Islands, PNG
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From original “Boys Fishing” 2007, Oil on Canvas, 40”X 30” / Blackwater Lakes, Middle Sepik River region, PNG
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From original “Canoe Vendors” 2007, Oil on Linen, 40”X 30” / Utupua Island in Santa Cruz Islands, Solomon Islands
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From original “Water Music” 2007, Oil on Canvas, 36”X 48” / Huli wigmen from the Highlands of Papua New Guinea
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From original “Island Chieftains” 2006, Oil on Canvas, 30”X 20” / Bodaluna Village, Laughlan Islands, PNG
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From original “Island Men” 2006, Oil on Linen, 40”X 30” / Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
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From original “Shadow Dance” 2006, Oil on Canvas, 24”X 30” / Blackwater Lakes, Middle Sepik River region, PNG
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I was going to call this photo ‘The Spirit of Green Island’ but the whole moment was a surreal meeting Willy Wonka moment after I thought about it some more…. This man’s spirit entered my soul today, he is Mr George Craig, a real croc hunter and travelling sailor of the Pacific Seas and is and has been the creator of Marineland Melanesia since 1971.This is not Green Island’s lush beaches and tropical rainforest but a heart in the middle of the island that I discovered today needs our help… While visiting the island with my 10 year old daughter and her school class for a day trip (you can see some lovely Green Island pics in my Portfolio) the rest of the class went ahead to see the crocodiles while the amazing Melanesian Art caught my eye. It really was incredible and everywhere, all looking quite old and displayed in a style reminiscent of holidaying in the 70’s or early 80’s, I love that sort of thing, like a time warp, thinking about how amazing it would have been when creating it new and how every corner was filled with Melanesian and islander trinkets, old fish tanks in wooden carved boxes, whale teeth carvings and sailors stuff… Clicking away at it in a little island style hut I was looking at some old photographs from the 60’s, particularly a salty sailor type fellow with a big bushy white beard, it had G. Craig written on it, thinking about this man from the sea I notice the man near me in the hut looks similar, big glasses, yep, white beard, not as bushy but the same shape and it clicks that these men are the same person….so being curious as I am I say to him… / “Is this you….in the photo?” He looks around at me and has a funny look on his face so I repeat myself with “This looks like you….is it?” to which he nods his head…it is him, I have noticed while looking at the images he seems to be around the things I see in front of me…”are you the owner?” I say to him…he nods again…. Wow – I am awestruck, this man in front of me created this tropical island surreal time warp I am experiencing…it is his dream… / I mention how I heard he had started it 30 years ago, he tells me 38 years ago… Then his face turns sad as he says “not for much longer, I cannot afford to run it anymore and if I sell it it will get bulldozed down, they want it all new and flashy” / Gosh, that’s no good….I am sad now… He brightens up as he tells me “Make sure you go inside the little museum, it was always my dream to build a bigger one to put it all in…” “I certainly will!” (I do and it is indeed very magical) I tell him and tell him some more how in love I am with Marineland Melanesia and how interesting and exciting I think his creation is… but I have to go, the class has gone ahead a lot, so I ask him for his photo, why not? I thought he was wonderful and his story and his creation were wonderful and he was proud and happy to have his photo taken, I think I saw a twinkle in his old eye…. I left him then and I heard him say to someone who must have been near us…”You know, that’s what made it all worthwhile…” I turned to look at him again but he was gone. Then I spent the rest of the day wondering if the bank would give me a loan to buy an island… Masks of Melanesia Check out the Fish Tank Room here on my googlepicassa I didn’t think it was clear enough for Red Bubble but wanted to show you…there is 30 extra photos to see there if you like.
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Some fantastic island influenced Melanesian Masks, collected by Mr George Craig of Green island, far Nth Queensland, Australia. This collection is just a corner of artifacts to be seen… Melanesian Museum image More pics at my Picassa album
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This is the little Museum Mr George Craig told me to visit, all items he himself had collected over 40 years, the whole other side is lined with things too, it really is quite packed out and I can see why his dream was to build a bigger one to house it all properly. The lighting created an atmosphere that really did them justice… This one I wonder who it is meant to represent, looks to have a small Kiwi in one hand, does anyone know this possible Maori goddess? You can see another image of some of the relics HERE at my picassa album You can browse more pics there too of Marineland Melanesia
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