This canvas was painted as part of the Martumili Kuulkaja (Martu Schools) exhibition, a project designed to engage and celebrate the schools of the remote Martu communities.
Name: Lettonia Mogridge
Language: Warnman
Biography:
Lettonia's mother taught her how to paint. ''My favourite colours are purple and red. I likes painting jila (snakes), kirti-kirti (kangaroo) and wamala (bush tomato).
I likes writing and reading at school and going to sport, science and art class.
We paint turtles and sunrise paintings. They make her feel good and comfy. Science is fun.''
Tuwa (Sandhills) ‘’Went with Martumili. Old Jigalong. Judith’s nanna Country, where Judith nanna was born. Went from old Jigalong to Jigalong to right through Parnngurr, Camped the night and then Judith’s pop went to pick Read more…
Wirnpa “When I was a little girl, my father and mother took me around [Yulparija Country, north of Manyjilyjarra Country]. We travelled with my grandmother and all the family, we travelled with my sisters and Read more…
Tuwa (Sandhills) ‘’Went with Martumili. Old Jigalong. Judith’s nanna Country, where Judith nanna was born. Went from old Jigalong to Jigalong to right through Parnngurr, Camped the night and then Judith’s pop went to pick Read more…