This work depicts the remarkably diverse flora found through Martu Country. These plants are not only vital as significant food sources, but also celebrated for their aesthetic splendour. In the context of the often harsh and arid environments in which desert flowers bloom, their vibrancy, delicacy, and variation become even more spectacular.
Name: Raelene Sambo
Community: Warralong
Biography:
I was born in Port Hedland in 1984, June 26. Now I live in Warralong community, I moved here a couple of years back. I stay here and paint, and go up and down to Port Hedland to visit my family. My family's in Warralong too, big mob. I've been painting for a long time now. I paint at the school here. There's not much to do at home! I like to relax when I'm painting.
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