BARKCLOTH GALLERY
THE SIGAVOU SHELL COLLECTION
OTHER ROOMS IN THE BARKCLOTH GALLERY:
 the foyer / the reef on masi / traditions on fiji /
the rainforest collection / images of fiji / the 'little viti' range


Buy our hand-painted
"Golden Shells" range as a set of four and receive a discount!
Choose to have your set painted on natural, off-white barkcloth, or hand-dyed, light-brown barkcloth.
Details on our "ORDER NOW" page.

Sigavou Studios
P.O. Box 10244
Nadi Airport
Fiji Islands
Tel: 679 6720 717
Fax: 679 6724 101
romarova@connect.com.fj

 
"GOLDEN NAUTILUS"

Pieces of exquisite architecture from nature's treasure chest, nautilus shells ccasionally wash up on Fiji's beaches.
This one is painted in subtle golds and silvers on hand-beaten barkcloth.

Size: 18 x 14.5 cm
Price Code: B

 
"GOLDEN VIVILI SHELL"

Vivili is the Fijian word for a whelk which is prized for it's delicately flavoured meat. My children aren't that keen on the traditional vivili in coconut cream dishes that their grandmother cooks, but they love playing with the heaps of smooth, strong shells that can be found near a beach side village!

Size: 18 x 14.5 cm
Price Code: B

 
"GOLDEN SCALLOP"

Like the other paintings in our "Golden Shell" range, this scallop shell comes with either a cream (natural) barkcloth background, or on dyed, golden-brown
piece of barkcloth like the one shown here. Details in metalic paint.

Size: 18 x 14.5 cm
Price Code: B

 
"GOLDEN VENUS COMB"

A shell with a poetic name like this just asks to be painted! I found my first
Venus Comb while wandering along my favourite beach, Sovi Bay, on Fiji's Coral Coast. Beautifully intact, it sits on my studio shelf, providing inspiration for several different paintings, this one
included!

Size: 18 x 14.5 cm
Price Code: B

 
"SILVER WENTLETRAP"

The name of this shell comes from the German word wendeltreppe meaning spiral staircase!
The beauty of this striking shell is captured in silvery blues on white masi.

Size: 38 x 25 cm
Price Code: H
"SILVER SCORPIO CONCH"

The sort of shell that invites you to hold it to your ear, listening for mysterious secrets that may have been washed up from the deep…
Hand-painted in silvers and blues on masi, or barkcloth, made by women from the small island village where my husband's mother grew up.

Size: 38 x 25 cm
Price Code: H
"SILVER NAUTILUS II"

I've returned to the serene beauty of my favourite of all shells, the nautilus, for inspiration for the third and final in this "Silver Shell" series. Each painting in the series is done by hand, using a sponging technique like that which Fijian women use when decorating swathes of traditional barkcloth for cultural ceremonies. While the village women use clay mixed with sap to make their paint, I use a water-based medium which enables me to work in bright, contemporary colours!

Size: 38 x 25 cm
Price Code: H Cod