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Artist’s Statement “My mother, my grandmother and my mother-in-law were all barkcloth painters and now I paint their designs.
And like me, my daughter will learn the designs of our clans, I will teach her so that our traditions are carried on into the future.†Biography Martha-Jean has been painting for Ömie Artists since 2010.
Her mother was Martha Ruruvé of Gorabuna village (Sahuoté clan - Beriirajé/Samwé sub-clan) and her father was Clement Towora of Enjoro village (Ina’e clan).
As a girl Martha-Jean would sit and watch her mother painting her barkcloths and has inherited her beautiful designs.
When she married her husband Alfius, she also learnt designs from her mother-in-law Gununu Uhamo, who was a Misajé clanwoman.
Martha has one daughter and one grandchild..
Artist’s Statement “My mother, my grandmother and my mother-in-law were all barkcloth painters and now I paint their designs.
And like me, my daughter will learn the designs of our clans, I will teach her so that our traditions are carried on into the future.†Biography Martha-Jean has been painting for Ömie Artists since 2010.
Her mother was Martha Ruruvé of Gorabuna village (Sahuoté clan - Beriirajé/Samwé sub-clan) and her father was Clement Towora of Enjoro village (Ina’e clan).
As a girl Martha-Jean would sit and watch her mother painting her barkcloths and has inherited her beautiful designs.
When she married her husband Alfius, she also learnt designs from her mother-in-law Gununu Uhamo, who was a Misajé clanwoman.
Martha has one daughter and one grandchild..