Women talking about collecting bush food – where the best places are and the best times, whether seasonal or dependent on rain events – All the women sit with their digging sticks and piti’s [coolamons] around the hearth to talk about these aspects of collecting bush food.
Name: Ingrid Williams
Language: Western Arrernte
Biography:
Born in Mparntwe (Alice Springs), Ingrid is the granddaughter of established artist Marjorie Williams. Under her guidance, Ingrid began painting at Tangentyere Artists in 2021. Since that time, Ingrid has grown her practice to include painting, ceramics and jewellery. Ingrid paints figurative works which tell stories about Hermannsburg, the community where her mother was born. Within a year of working at the Tangentyere Artists studio, Ingrid began to translate these stories to clay. Her ceramic depiction of cars on their way to a footy match was exhibited at Desert Mob, 2023 and acquired by Artbank on the opening night. Ingrid was also selected as a finalist in the National Emerging Art Prize (Michael Reid, Sydney) for her 12-piece ceramic work, Hermannsburg, which featured clouds, houses and cars in a dynamic scene.
Honey Ants This painting is about women digging for Honey Ants. They are sweet as sweet… but hard work to reach. People call them all sorts – Yerrampe, Tjupi, Agkwarle, Tjala… all one thing!
Kwerlpe Tjukurrpa This painting is about a Arrernte Wati [man] meeting an Arrernte mother and her daughters. The mother asks the Wati if he wants to marry her daughters because they are the right skin for Read more…
Tjintjantji to Murinji This painting shows a snake travelling from Tjitjantji to Murinji. Tjitjantji (concentric circle at the tail of the snake) is west of Kintore and there is a big hole there, lots of Read more…