November 2025

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Make it Real Magnet by Peggy Griffths

Jinamoom

Jinamoom is the area of the Keep River as it flows through the gorge country. During the wet season it is joined by little floodwater creeks and the open country becomes marshy. There are lots of new grasses and spinifex growing and you can see the spirit of country as it moves across the land with the wind in the grasses. In this painting there has been lots of wind drying out the country before the rains come.

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Make it Real
Make it Real is a project delivered through the Aboriginal Art Centre Hub of Western Australia (AACHWA). As a not-for-profit Aboriginal organisation, our profit story ensures the artist receives the economic benefits of their shared generational stories and culture. When an artist thrives, their community also benefits.

The profits generated from this product give 90% back to the artist and 10% back to their art centre. 

*The way profits are distributed can vary, and we ask consumers to be mindful of this when buying Authentic Indigenous Art or products.

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Make it Real Tea Towel by Ben Ward

Yardanggarlm (Dingo Springs)

Ward depicts a traditional area of Miriwoong Country outside Kununura in the east Kimberley, WA. “This painting is also about ceremony for young men.” Ward maps out Country, its ranges, river systems, rocky outcrops, natural springs and even Lake Argyle through the use of vividly coloured tessellating ochre triangles. The amorphous shape in the centre of the painting, represents Yardanggarlm or Dingo Springs, a large outcrop created by the Dingo when he passed during the Dreamtime for male ceremony on his
way to the Northern Territory. Ward paints for young Miriwoong people and his visual language references important cultural teachings.

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Make it Real
Make it Real is a project delivered through the Aboriginal Art Centre Hub of Western Australia (AACHWA). As a not-for-profit Aboriginal organisation, our profit story ensures the artist receives the economic benefits of their shared generational stories and culture. When an artist thrives, their community also benefits.

The profits generated from this product give 90% back to the artist and 10% back to their art centre. 

*The way profits are distributed can vary, and we ask consumers to be mindful of this when buying Authentic Indigenous Art or products.

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Make it Real Bag Charm by Ben Ward

Goorloordoordoog – Pigeon Dreaming

Goorloordoordoog – the peace pigeon created this country by scratching out the ground with his feet in the Dreamtime. The central design represents a freshwater spring that the pigeon hid underground. A long time ago this place may have been a desert. The old people had to dig for water and used to walk across the country with water in their mouths swallowing a little bit at a time to save their thirst before finding the next place to dig for water. This spring is a dreaming place and should be protected but it has been destroyed by pastoralists who have allowed cattle to roam all over it. I use the nuclear waste symbol at the centre as a sign to say – keep away!

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Make it Real
Make it Real is a project delivered through the Aboriginal Art Centre Hub of Western Australia (AACHWA). As a not-for-profit Aboriginal organisation, our profit story ensures the artist receives the economic benefits of their shared generational stories and culture. When an artist thrives, their community also benefits.

The profits generated from this product give 90% back to the artist and 10% back to their art centre. 

*The way profits are distributed can vary, and we ask consumers to be mindful of this when buying Authentic Indigenous Art or products.

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By CompNet Systems, ago

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Make it Real Scrunchie Set by Ben Ward

Artwork 1: Top Dam

This painting depicts the artists’ country, Gemilarrgen or Top Dam, before Lake Argyle Dam was built. This area is now under water.
This is also the Dreaming of the black headed water python, Doolood, who left eggs there in the Dreamtime.

Artwork 2: Pigeon Dreaming

Ben has depicted Pigeon Dreaming in this painting. The central design represents a water hole, surrounded by trees and red hills. “The pigeon created this country by scratching out the ground with his feet in the Dreamtime.”

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Make it Real
Make it Real is a project delivered through the Aboriginal Art Centre Hub of Western Australia (AACHWA). As a not-for-profit Aboriginal organisation, our profit story ensures the artist receives the economic benefits of their shared generational stories and culture. When an artist thrives, their community also benefits.

The profits generated from this product give 90% back to the artist and 10% back to their art centre. 

*The way profits are distributed can vary, and we ask consumers to be mindful of this when buying Authentic Indigenous Art or products.

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Make it Real Magnet by Ben Ward

Pigeon Dreaming

Ben has depicted Pigeon Dreaming in this painting. “The peace pigeon – gooloodoodoog created this country by scratching out the
ground with his feet in the Dreamtime.” The central design represents a water hole. “I have deliberately painted a nuclear waste
symbol in the centre. White man has destroyed this Country by allowing cattle to roam all over it. This is a sacred site and the
waterhole in the centre has been fouled up. You wouldn’t go near a nuclear waste site, would you?”

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Make it Real
Make it Real is a project delivered through the Aboriginal Art Centre Hub of Western Australia (AACHWA). As a not-for-profit Aboriginal organisation, our profit story ensures the artist receives the economic benefits of their shared generational stories and culture. When an artist thrives, their community also benefits.

The profits generated from this product give 90% back to the artist and 10% back to their art centre. 

*The way profits are distributed can vary, and we ask consumers to be mindful of this when buying Authentic Indigenous Art or products.

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By CompNet Systems, ago

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Papilija

Papilija is a yinta soak in Kulyakartu;

My grandmother and her sibling’s country.

They used to go there all the time.

Good kapi for drinking and yukarri (green) all around.

Lots of warta (trees).

Plenty bush tucker.

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Papilija

Papilija is a yinta soak in Kulyakartu;

My grandmother and her sibling’s country.

They used to go there all the time.

Good kapi for drinking and yukarri (green) all around.

Lots of warta (trees).

Plenty bush tucker.

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Feeding Season

“Bardi people learn to live off the land and the sea. We use certain plants to indicate which animals are good for eating. For example, the wattle flower tells us the mullet are good to eat; their fat and their eggs are best when the wattle is flowering. We need to know which plants create spears and which roots paralyse the fish so we can catch them. We use the land to help us hunt the sea. My paintings are all about how we use the land to hunt the sea. All the colours I use have meaning.”

– Jaymee-Lee Chaquebor

Jaymee-Lee’s paintings are deeply rooted in Bardi culture, storytelling, and the connection between land and sea. Each artwork reflects knowledge passed down by Elders, showing how Bardi people use Country to guide hunting and fishing practices and feature culturally significant totems— ambarn (manta ray), big mullet (baitfish), and stingray—representing survival, hunting, and seasonal knowledge. The colour choices carry meaning: black represents the strength of rocks and sea shadows, while gold reflects sunlight on the water. Pink and earthy tones mirror fish flesh, sand, and tidal pool reflections.

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Sandalwood Tree

 This artwork showcases the artist’s skillful use of colour, texture, and technique, reflecting a deep connection to their environment and culture. Each detail embodies the unique identity of Bidyadanga Artists, where the original five language groups—Nyangumarta, Mangala, Yulparija, Juwaliny, and Karrajarri—come together to create art that speaks to the heart of Country. Over time, the community and Art Centre has grown to include people from other Kimberley tribes, fostering a space where diverse cultural knowledge and practices come together. Situated where the desert meets the sea, artists draw inspiration from their ancestral Country and personal journeys. The artist captures the vibrant beauty of both desert and coastal landscapes, blending earthy reds, deep blues, and intricate patterns distinctive to their cultural heritage. The themes and composition invite viewers into the artist’s world, offering a glimpse of the rich, intertwined histories and the enduring connection to land and spirit that define the Bidyadanga community.

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My Black Soil Country

This painting is of Ngarrawanji which is black soil country grass and rocky country which gets really boggy when it is wet.

“I paint it in different colours but it always goes back to my Black Soil Country, we’ve got a lot of black soil country through t our country, once you’re in it you can get stuck in it, I remember being stuck in black soil country as had incidents even after being told not to go there, because of me having encounters on black soil country I can recollect my times on my country, they would say don’t go that way, that’s black soil country! but sometimes there is only one road. It pays a big part in me, that’s what I think about in my country, that black soil”

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