Tag: craft

Enjoy a meal in business class on Fiji Airway and you will notice a delicate vau flower is part of the table setting. The flower is the work of artisan Wati Walawala, who makes 500 of the blooms by hand each week from dried hibiscus bark. Walawala is a native of Lovoni, Ono-i-Lau – whose […]

A group of remarkable women from Nakera, in Cakaudrove, Vanua Levu is weaving its way to national prominence.

By Kite Pareti Fijian warriors holding tiki torches and performing meke dances at night are some of Sandy Lyons’ best memories of the Arts Village. “I grew up in the Arts Village in its heyday, and there was such a good vibe. My parents had a shop here, and my primary school was located here […]