The artist

Tiuladokow Artwork is the creative endeavor of Elsei Tellei, a Palauan artist. She has over 20 years of experience creating, and has been a professional artist for 4, establishing a small business taking on client-based projects in her home country of Palau in 2020.

Tiuladokow is the namesake of her childhood home in Airai, Palau, meaning the branch (tiul a) of the tree Hernandia sonora (doko), a tree which commonly grows in the sand near the ocean. In turn, Tiuladokow was named for Uchuladokow, her paternal grandparents’ home in Melekeok, Palau.