This handmade Sugarbag Bee sculpture is crafted from a combination of paperbark bound with black wattle bark. Internally speargrass makes up the body or stuffing, while externally the piece is finished in natural ochre sourced from long distances away. Ochre is ground, and then bonded onto the sculpture using a fixative and modern paintbrush. Wings, legs and antennae are carved from Put-Put or Kurrajong.
Name: Clinton Brian
Language: Goonian, Rembarrnga
Community: Wugularr (Beswick)
Biography:
Clinton was born at Buluhkaduru community, a homeland near Maningrida. Clinton is self-taught in the art of wood carving. His love of art was inspired by watching his mother as a child. Clinton prefers carving from Nowerlap or Anbutbut (a species of Kurrajong tree) and paints using a traditional grass brush. Clinton is known for his carvings of fish, and birds such as magpie geese, herons and ibis. He has also recently incorporated the artistic use of buffalo horns in his work.
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