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: Karen Jones
Language: Putijarra
Community: Parnngurr
Biography:
I grew up in Parnngurr. [Martumili Artist] Rachel Handley is my mother. We've been here together my whole life.
I like watching footy. I watch AFL. West Coast is my team. I also like painting and hunting, or digging for honey ants.
Eighty mile beach/Warru Creek A special place , for fishing to get fish, mud crab, stingray, black tip shark (Djuduwyi), we used to walk from Mandora Station which is 3 and a half km walking Read more…
Djimungurrgu (Chinaman Grove) All of my paintings, I paint from memory because I don’t have any reference like photos. In my memory I paint the places where I have lived. This place is at the Read more…
Basket Weaving is a skill that has been practiced by Martu for thousands of years in the making of utilitarian and ceremonial items, such as yakapiri (bark sandals) and manguri (head pads for balancing carved carrying Read more…