‘Mimih used to be a bird, all different kind if birds and then they would turn into mimih. That’s the old story from long time ago, before there were humans, when the dinosaurs were around.’ – Jay
Name: Jay Jurrupula Rostron
Language: Kune, Kuninjku, Rembarrnga
Community: Maningrida
Biography:
Belinj Jay is a versatile Maningrida artist who has been creating detailed linocut fabric and drawings at Babbarra Designs. Jay references her ancestral stories of Namurre Boko ( two brothers story) and Modjarrkki in her work. She loves to illustrate the plants and animals that live in the freshwater country around her fathers homeland of Korlobidahdah, Arnhem Land.
Jay has worked with a range of mediums including etching, linocut prints, Stringybark (Eucalyptus Tetradonta) with Ochre Pigment and PVA Fixative, Pandanus Coiled Basket, Pandanus Dilly Bag, Pandanus Sculpture, Seed Jewellery.
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Kayawa (baby floor mat) and Lorrkon This design features the Lorrkkon tile by renowned artists and arts worker Raylene Bonson. In a hopscotch pattern, Joy has printed her own Kayawa (baby floor mat) in between.
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