The Gum Tree is like a place to go for all sorts of material , to Aboriginal people . Bark to make Mia Mia’s -Bark to paint on , to make string , leaves for smoking ceremony’s .’to make a coolamon to carry food or for a baby to sleep in . Even food (Bardi grubs) to eat and coolamon for water..
Name: Cynthia Hardie
Language: Yorta Yorta
Biography:
Cynthia was born and raised in Mooroopna and over the years has filled her home with her beautiful creations. Reluctant to part with anything, she says her home is almost full to the rafters Her paintings adorn canvas, rocks, emueggs, timber, papier-mâché bowls, clap sticks, boomerangs, anything she can get her hands on and often more than one thing at a time. Her love of art and craft began as a child and has continued throughout her life. Mostly self-taught, she enjoys teaching her granddaughters how to paint, sharing her art supplies and painting small canvases and boomerangs.
(Dhungala) Murray River / Dreaming Biami Sent down an old lady with a digging stick who went searching for yams, Biami waited patiently for her and after some time there was no return. So Biami Read more…
Sitting with my Uncle This painting is about me and my uncle sitting around talking and him passing down knowledge about painting and different techniques he used. This painting is important to me because my Read more…