#uaYauk

#uaYauk - (Mixed-media painting incorporating an authentic hand-sewn Mola textile by a Kuna artist from Guna Yala. Painted elements and overall composition by Anji Ray.) #uaYauk translates from the Kuna language into ‘’fish - turtle”. This authentic Mola panel comes from my father's land of Panama, where the indigenous women of the Guna Yala hand stitch each panel into their traditional daily wear using a reverse appliqué technique. Mola literally translates into the word 'shirt' in Kuna. From it, I was able to derive the #artOfTheElements to create this piece.