My great Grandmothers Country is where we go hunting. We hunt goanna and bush turkey. We swim in the river. We look for bush banana, bush potato and wild oranges. I am inspired by the beautiful wild flowers that grow there. Being on my Great grandmothers country makes me happy and content.
Dimensions: 12 x 12 cm Lino Print-Sandover Red
My twin sister Latoya and myself have just started painting bush flowers. Our grandmother Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney shows us the good way.
This is the first time I have ever printed using a lino carving. I did the mwanyen (bush tomato) plant because it is sweet tasting fruit that we find in creek beds after the rain.
Dimensions: 15 x 15 cm Lino Print – Mud Water Brown
“I have just started painting, my grandmother Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney has been teaching me, she tells me all about the bush Flowers.
This is the first time I have ever printed a lino carving, this is the Atwakey (wild orange).
Dimensions: 15 x 15 cm Lino Print -NightCountryBlue S/H 300gsm
This painting shows the layered landscape of Alyawarr, Central Australia. Knowing your country is an important part of living in a remote community like Ampilatwatja. Knowing when and where to go hunting and gathering, knowing where there is ‘soakage’ (where you can dig for water), travelling with family for ceremonies, and maintaining a connection with the land.
“This is my country, my view of country.”
The community of Ampilatwatja made a conscious decision not to paint altyerr (dreaming stories). The artists paint their country where those stories sit.
“This is my Father’s country.
This place is our hunting place. I always go with my daughters and their children, I show them this place and teach them about the swampy country. We hunt for goannas, bush potato, bush tomato and after the big rain the bush medicine is picked and the roots are dug up to be used.
It is important as my mother taught me this and now I teach my family.”
Dimensions: 15 x 30 cm Lino Print S/H 250gsm
“This is my Father’s country.
This place is our hunting place. I always go with my daughters and their children, I show them this place and teach them about the swampy country. We hunt for goannas, bush potato, bush tomato and after the big rain the bush medicine is picked and the roots are dug up to be used.
It is important as my mother taught me this and now I teach my family.”
Dimensions: 15 x 30 cm Lino Print S/H 250gsm
“This is my Father’s country.
This place is our hunting place. I always go with my daughters and their children, I show them this place and teach them about the swampy country. We hunt for goannas, bush potato, bush tomato and after the big rain the bush medicine is picked and the roots are dug up to be used.
It is important as my mother taught me this and now I teach my family.”
Dimensions: 15 x 30 cm Lino Print S/H 250gsm
“This is my Father’s country.
This place is our hunting place. I always go with my daughters and their children, I show them this place and teach them about the swampy country. We hunt for goannas, bush potato, bush tomato and after the big rain the bush medicine is picked and the roots are dug up to be used.
It is important as my mother taught me this and now I teach my family.”
Dimensions: 15 x 30 cm Lino Print S/H 250gsm
“This is my Father’s country.
This place is our hunting place. I always go with my daughters and their children, I show them this place and teach them about the swampy country. We hunt for goannas, bush potato, bush tomato and after the big rain the bush medicine is picked and the roots are dug up to be used.
It is important as my mother taught me this and now I teach my family.”
Dimensions: 15 x 30 cm Lino Print S/H 250gsm
When the arlewatyerr (goannas) run into the hole we block the front and find it through the top of the ground. We use the digging stick to hold it and we then find and grab the tail and pull it out and then hit it on the head to kill it.
We take back to camp, clean them and cook it in the hot coals.
I like to hunt for sand goanna. This is a good food to catch and cook for me and my family
Dimensions: 15 x 30 cm Lino Print S/H250gsm