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Coming of the Light Logo Adult
Screen printed by Erub Artists, Light weight soft style adult T-shirt
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My Grandmothers Country – Denise Ngwarraye Bonney
The community of Ampilatwatja made a conscious decision not to paint ‘altyerr’ dreaming stories. The artists paint their country where those stories belong.
Denise paints ‘Tijamburra’, her Grandmothers country.
“This is my Mothers Mothers country, out near Canteen Creek, we go hunting for wild onions, goannas, echidnas and sugar bag honey in the trees. I like to hunt in my country, there is water all year round even if it look dry, we follow the bird tracks to know where to dig and then we find water.
This painting is after rain, many grasses are out, but the riverbed is still sandy.”
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My Father’s Country and Bush Medicine – Rosie Kemarre Morton
The community of Ampilatwatja made a conscious decision not to paint ‘altyerr’ dreaming stories. The artists paint their country where those stories sit.
Rosie has painted her Father’s country, where she can always find bush tucker and bush medicine. She is very happy when out bush hunting and gathering, as it brings back memories of her childhood when she used to live traditionally off of the land with her family.
Rosie uses these hunting trips as her inspiration for her artworks, each one reflecting the layered landscape and various colours as she has seen them. “They are always changing, with the light of day and the seasons of the year
Rosie enjoys and understands the importance of painting bush medicine plants. They help in the healing of her people and it keeps the tradition and knowledge strong. These particular plants are very plentiful after rain and can be used for numerous conditions, such as skin irritations, flu, coughs and infections.
Rosie’s dreaming is the “Araluta” or kangaroo plant. This bush is a rich source of food for the kangaroos and keeps them fat and healthy and good for hunting.
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Murrugu (Family)
Family is very important to me. Whenever I draw my family design in clay, on fabric or on paper, it makes me think about the many good experiences I had when growing up. I enjoyed being out on country, going hunting and fishing, collecting plant foods and camping. I also have fond memories of listening to traditional music and learning our cultural dances. My family design keeps all these personal memories alive like a flame, and like my ancestors before me, I try to create similar happy times with my children and grandchildren.
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FRAMED
Custom framed locally with Tru Vue Museum Glass ®.
Hand printed screen print, limited edition on archival Hahnemühle, signed by the artist.
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Murrugu (Family)
Family is very important to me. Whenever I draw my family design in clay, on fabric or on paper, it makes me think about the many good experiences I had when growing up. I enjoyed being out on country, going hunting and fishing, collecting plant foods and camping. I also have fond memories of listening to traditional music and learning our cultural dances. My family design keeps all these personal memories alive like a flame, and like my ancestors before me, I try to create similar happy times with my children and grandchildren.
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FRAMED
Custom framed locally with Tru Vue Museum Glass ®.
Hand printed screen print, limited edition on archival Hahnemühle, signed by the artist.
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Kakan (Black Palm) Basket Weaving
This design shows how the bottom part of a black palm basket is woven. My grandmothers and aunties used to make them. They cut off the young palm leaves in the centre, stripped and scrapped them. Then they would put the strips in freshwater to make them soft and keep them straight for weaving.
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FRAMED
Custom framed locally with Tru Vue Museum Glass ®.
Hand printed screen print, limited edition on archival Hahnemühle, signed by the artist.
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Kakan (Black Palm) Basket Weaving
This design shows how the bottom part of a black palm basket is woven. My grandmothers and aunties used to make them. They cut off the young palm leaves in the centre, stripped and scrapped them. Then they would put the strips in freshwater to make them soft and keep them straight for weaving.
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FRAMED
Custom framed locally with Tru Vue Museum Glass ®.
Hand printed screen print, limited edition on archival Hahnemühle, signed by the artist.
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Makarr (Fish Trap)
Fish traps are called Makarr in our language. They were made by men only. Our fathers and uncles used to make them with the lawyer vine. They striped the stems and then soaked them in the river to keep them soft and bendy. They also had a special way of weaving the fish traps. They used them in the river to catch eels, jungle perch fresh water catfish and turtle. To attract fish our old people used to sprinkle rain forest berries as bait over the trap.
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FRAMED
Custom framed locally with Tru Vue Museum Glass ®.
Hand printed screen print, limited edition on archival Hahnemühle, signed by the artist.
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Makarr (Fish Trap)
Fish traps are called Makarr in our language. They were made by men only. Our fathers and uncles used to make them with the lawyer vine. They stripped the stems and then soaked them in the river to keep them soft and bendy. They also had a special way of weaving the fish traps. They used them in the river to catch eels, jungle perch, fresh water catfish and turtle. To attract fish our old people used to sprinkle rain forest berries as bait over the trap.
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FRAMED
Custom framed locally with Tru Vue Museum Glass ®.
Hand printed screen print, limited edition on archival Hahnemühle, signed by the artist.
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Birmba (White Cockatoo)
Birrmba (White Cockatoo) is my family totem. It has been passed down from generation to generation.They always remind me of my grandfather, my sister and other family members who have passed on.White Cocokatooes are like protective spirits for me and my family. They will give you signs. Good signs and signs of danger. They will let you know when to move on.
When I’m out with my grandchildren and there is a white cockato, I might say, “that is your gransmother, my sister who is watching us”. At other times, the spirits of other family members visit us in form of white cockatoss.Thw White Cockatoo keeps our living and past family connected to each other and to our country. When I’m alone, I know they are around. I speak to their spirit and they give me strength.
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FRAMED
Custom framed locally with Tru Vue Museum Glass ®.
Hand printed screen print, limited edition on archival Hahnemühle, signed by the artist.