Journey of the Vaka III
by Maria Rova
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Title
Journey of the Vaka III
Artist
Maria Rova
Medium
Painting - Dyes And Resist On Silk
Description
This painting is a tribute to the seven Pacific Voyager vaka or double hulled sailing canoes, which recently completed an epic journey across the Pacific Ocean, using traditional navigational methods and powered by wind and sun only. This project has seen indigenous people from island nations across the Pacific collaborate to revive traditional navigation methods, while spawning new interest in the preservation of island cultures and respect for our ocean environment. 'Tribute' features the key methods used by our voyaging ancestors, and by the vaka crews of today: Charting the stars, observing the positions of sun and moon, noting the direction of prevailing winds, currents, and swells... Watching for significant cloud formations, reading clues in the presence of plant debris floating by, observing the migration patterns of ocean wildlife, the flight of seabirds...
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