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Kurrajong Seed Pod on Peacock Silk – Gabriella Baxter

Kurrajong Seed Pod on ‘peacock’ silk by Gabriella Baxter 2022

Lengths of handprinted screen printed fabric on linen/cotton blend 137cm wide

The base fabric is ‘natural’ and is a three-colour print with cream, black and red ochre coloured details.

Gabriella is a Walmajarri-Nykina artist from Fitzroy Crossing, but now based in Broome.
Her works consists of imagery that speaks to her Grandmother’s Country and is a tribute to her ancestral homelands, The Great Sandy Desert.
The seeds of the kurrajong tree may be eaten when roasted, either ground into a flour or consumed without modification. The flowers and roots may also be eaten.

Price is per metre.

Name: Gabriella Baxter


Language: Walmajarri, Nyigina


Community: Fitzroy Crossing


Biography:

Gabriella is a Walmajarri-Nykina artist from Fitzroy Crossing. She visually represents the cultural knowledge that has been shared with her from the old people's stories and from spending time on Country.  Her art consists of imagery that speaks to her Grandmother's Country, The Great Sandy Desert region of the East Kimberley and through this it becomes a tribute to her ancestral homelands. She is particularly drawn to plant life and water sources, often using the 'jila' (waterhole) symbol in her work.

 


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