The Black Boy Trees werepart of our spear making .Aslo it Was use as a glue to fill holes in coolamons and canoes
Name: Makia McLaughlin
Language: Yolngu, Yorta Yorta
Biography:
Makia McLaughlin was born in Tasmania in 1989. Her mother is from Yorta Yorta country and her father is from East Arnhem land, Yolngu people. McLaughlin’s paintings are mostly landscapes and she has participated in numerous art exhibitions. She was selected as a finalist in the 2005 Victorian Indigenous Art Awards for her acrylic on canvas, diptych “My Yolngu/Yorta Yorta Dreaming”. She is currently studying Certificate II Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Arts at GOTAFE, Shepparton and has recently begun exhibiting her work at Kaiela Arts.
Ocean Waves The artwork represents my family sitting and camping on the beach watching the waves rolling into shore.
Gum Leaf The artwork depicts collecting gum leaves on Yorta Yorta country to be used in my creative artworks. Australian gum leaves can be found in numerous sizes and colours across the four seasons
