This work by Alison shows the bushfire tracking across vast areas of the desert, causing destruction but also renewing the landscape. It was common for Luritja people to set fire to the spinnefix as a means of controlling the harsh desert, using it to stimulate new plant growth of seeds and fruit, and to attract large game such as the Red Kangaroo who come to eat the new grass shoots.
Name: Alison Pantjiti Napurrula Multa
Language: Arrernte, Pitjantjatjara, Luritja, Pintupi
Community: Haasts Bluff
Biography:
Alison was born in Alice Springs in Central Australia and moved with her mother back to her country near Haasts Bluff. She has four sisters and a brother. She finished high school in Alice Springs and was working for many years at the school in Ikuntji. Alison was married to Gordon Butcher (dec) who was a founding member of the Warumpi Band which burst onto the Australian rock scene in the early 1980s and soon gained national and international recognition, touring with the likes of Midnight Oil. They had three children together, two of whom are now artists, Serianne Butcher and Erin Butcher.
Alison’s ngurra (country) is 120 km west of Ikuntji called Kungkayunti (Brown’s Bore). The country is full of sandhills and majestic desert oaks through which the wild camels roam. Her artworks depict the Tjukurrpa stories connected to her country: Pintirri Mungangka and Hairstring. Her sisters, Patricia, Lisa and Benita, are artists too and all depict different aspects of their ngurra.
Alison has travelled to Singapore and Korea with her art. She has visited museums across Australia and presented at conferences about the continuing traditions of art-making in Ikuntji. Her t-shirt and fabric designs tell of different aspects of her art-making: the influences of the everyday and of her Tjukurrpa. In 2022, Alison created her first fabric-by-the-metre design.
Status: Stock Puli Puli Small Cushion Cover (30x30cm) – White Keturah depicts the puli puli (rocks) at two different sites: the landscapes at Haasts Bluff and also Karrkurrutintja (Lake McDonald). Keturah depicts her childhood memories Read more…
Status: Stock Puli Puli Heart Gift Card Keturah depicts the puli puli (rocks) at two different sites: the landscapes at Haasts Bluff and also Karrkurrutintja (Lake McDonald). Keturah depicts her childhood memories of both places.“The Read more…
Status: Stock Yalka – Woven Tie Set (Blue) This beautiful Woven tie features Daphne Mark’s design ‘ Bush Onion’ and has been made by our ethical partners, Better World Arts. Artwork Story: Daphne says, “My Read more…