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Honey Grevillea Fabric – Orange and Light Yellow on Birch (Linen) 50cm

This design tells the Tjukurrpa (Dreaming) of the sweet flowers of the honey grevillea – Kalinkalinpa, at Kungkayunti (Brown’s Bore). The bush food is much sought after and very sweet.

The artist learnt the story from her mother.

This fabric has been screen printed by hand by Published Textiles and Papers, ensuring the highest quality and longevity.

About the printers:

Publisher Textiles & Papers is one of Australia’s leading print houses. Focused on producing original patterns through traditional hand-screen printing methods we create bold and colourful textiles, hand printed wallpaper, clothing and fabric.

Our fabric is printed in small batches and is available in pre-cut lengths on the website, which we update regularly. For larger quantities, please email us to discuss pre-orders.

Fabric details:

This fabric is by continuous metreage going up in 50cm increments, priced at $110 per metre.

For 1m, please add 2 x 50cm to your cart and it will be cut as a continuous length ($110 for 1m).

For 2m, please add 4 x 50cm to your cart and it will be cut as a continuous length ($220 for 2m).

For 3m, please add 6 x 50cm to your cart and it will be cut as a continuous length ($330 for 3m).

About the fabric:

A classic 100% Linen. Used for dresses, skirts and pants. Also used in patchwork quilts.
Composition 100% Linen
Weight (gsm)210
Width (cm)132
Finish Standard

Care Instructions:

Hand wash, line dry, do not bleach, wash separately, warm iron, do not soak, dry cleanable (P). The ink has been heat set for longevity, however please take care when washing (wash garments inside out if possible).

Categories: Ikuntji Artists

Name: Ena Fly

Language: Luritja

Community: Papunya

Biography:

Ena Fly was born at the Haasts Bluff creek bed in 1957. Her mother, Marlee Napurrula was born at Kungayunti (Brown’s Bore outstation). When Ena was a baby, her mother carried her into Haasts Bluff where she then grew up and spent her life. Ena’s father, Long Tom Tjapanangka, a

Pintupi/Ngaatjatjarra man, was born somewhere near his father’s country of Lupul (Frederick Range). Both Marlee and Long Tom began painting at Ikuntji Women’s Centre in 1993. Long Tom and his second wife, Mitjili Napurrula, also painted at Ikuntji Artists – all becoming highly acclaimed artists. Ena has one sister, who now works in Alice Springs, and a brother who has passed away. Ena grew up at Haasts Bluff, watching her parents paint. She attended primary school at Haast Bluff. Ena met her husband Phillip Lane in the late 1990s. The two have since lived between Haasts Bluff and Papunya. 

Ena paints Lupul (Frederick Range) country, the Tjukurrpa (Dreaming) and country from her grandfather on her father’s side, the same Tjukurrpa that Long Tom often painted and his place of birth. Ena only started painting her mother’s story once Marlee had passed away. Her mother had given her the right to paint it prior. She also only started painting her father’s story in 2018, long after her father’s passing and him passing the story onto her. Nobody paints her father’s story like she does. In 2022, Ena participated in design workshops at Ikuntji Artists and developed her first fabric-by-the-metre design.

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