This design is based on the many native flowers that grow locally in Pukatja and through the Musgrave Ranges. When we go out to the bush, we see all the different colours from many plants growing. Flowers are important to the women and the health of the land, and much excitement is felt as they burst into life.
Name: Hazel Rupert
Language: Pitjantjatjara
Community: Pukatja
Biography:
Hazel was born in Alice Springs and grew up in Pukatja community. She has four children and 2024 marks the first free time she’s had to come to the art centre. Hazel’s grandmother was the renown Ernabella artist Nura Rupert. Hazel’s mother, Malpiya Davey, and her sister, Nicole Rupert, are also both artists at Ernabella Arts. Hazel is just beginning to develop her own individual style and technique.
Status: Stock Handmade ceramic tile by Ernabella Artists Size 15 x 15cm Due to the handmade nature, slight size variations may occur
Status: Stock Punu (wood carving) Punu are wood carvings by Anangu (Central and Western Desert Aboriginal people), they are hand carved and decorated with walka, patterns burnt into the wood with heated wire.