What Was Life in the Pacific Like in the 1920's

Untouched, for the most part.  Outrigger canoes were still widely used for fishing and transportation.  The average home was made of available materials; coconut or grass roofs, woven bamboo walls, log posts tied with hand-made ropes...
An average day would be spent fishing, throwing net, gardening, hunting.  For most people, one would have to catch and grow the food consumed in the village.

This is the life that I am going to recreate as lived by Outrigger Jack.
In a few weeks, we are going to cut the log posts that will be used to make his house.  The walls will be made from crushed and woven bamboo, the roof will be woven coconut thatch.
I will plant his garden; taro, banana, pineapples, tapioca, sugarcane and aibika...and...his 19 foot fishing canoe will come to life!  He is also going to have a few 14-15 foot longboards!

Why am I doing this?

I am an artist without a sold business plan.  Shocking!!!  isn't it!  lol  Outrigger Jack is going to be my brand and my outlet that will help me create a cohesive body of work.  In my last post I stated that I am Jack.  I was born and raised in Papua New Guinea.  I grew up in a time where most people lived in grass huts, made tools out of wood and stone and hunted with bamboo arrows.  I miss it.  I loved it!  and...I want to celebrate it by sharing it through my work.

Why did I choose the name Outrigger Jack?

For me it's catchy. I want to generate a healthy following.  Most of my potential followers will know very little about the Pacific and with a name like Jack, maybe that will help you/them imagine.  After all, this is going to be a story!