Buminji
This is the old first Police Station and this is where we go now days to camp and take our families. There’s a big connection in this area for our families.
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45 Old Crossing
This was called the 45 Old Crossing because back in the day Hamersley Iron had a Rio exploration team that build the camp out there. Now it’s a popular swimming place for Roebourne locals. As a kid this was my memory of what it used to look like after rainy seasons.
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Jirriwirliny (Wild Passionfruit in Season)
My Nanna used to eat the fruit of our wild passionfruit. One time when we went out bush she showed us all the fruit and native foods, where we can find water and what native plants are sweet to eat
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Waterholes
This painting shows the many waterholes you find in the Pilbara region. Some are well known, others are hidden amongst the hills.
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Wildflowers
My Country has many beautiful wildflowers. They inspire my paintings
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Milinja (fresh water fish)
When I go out bush with my family my kids love to go fishing. In our fresh water pools we catch fresh water fish called milinja we cook them on the fire and eat it with damper.
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Wildflowers on My Country
We have so many wildflowers in the Pilbara in many beautiful colours.
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Blue Gum Tree (Ganyji )
Blue Gum Tree (Ganyji) The Blue Gum Tree, gets its name because of its bluish leaves. In Yindjibarndi language it is called Ganyji, in English, Kanji Bush (Acacia pyrifolia).This painting depicts elements of the bush – its blue leaves and yellow flowers against the red and green of the earth. When the rain comes, or when there has been a heavy dew, the Blue Gum Tree just shimmers in the light. In September, when we are looking for gum from the Blue Gum Tree, we walk through the spinifex country. We pick the gum when it is crystal coloured, and we eat it, or put it into hot water and leave it out in the sun to make it like a toffee. We call it sugar lolly.
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Serpent
The water snake belonging to the Yinjarbarndi people doesn’t like any noise or certain people like strangers from other places and its bad enemy, the plain kangaroo.
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Letting Go
This painting represents the warmth and love I have for a lady I was proud to call my mother. After losing her, I as an artist felt myself being motivated to do a series of paintings to deal with my grief and the void she has left in my heart and life itself. The earlier pieces in the series used dark colours to represent the devastation and overwhelming grief of losing my mum (Aunty). I realised this painting is me slowly moving through the grief and beginning to find light again. This is my journey as an artist, using my painting to navigate the process that we all go through in life called grief. After working on this piece I realised that the colours I have used in the background represent the warmth and love my mum had for her family and those around her. The copper represents my Mum’s love and respect for her Country and many trips she enjoyed travelling with loved ones out bush.