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Bush Flowers – Theresa Ngwarraye Morton

When I go hunting in my country I see flowers blooming everywhere, on the ground and in the trees.

I take my grandchildren out bush and show them where to find bush banana and bush berries.  After the big rain we go swimming down the creeks.

In cold time we make medicines out of some plants, I know where bush medicine grows.  We collect the leaves and grind them up with stones, then boil them.  

When I paint I think about those bush trips and being with my family.

Categories: Artists of Ampilatwatja

Name: Theresa Ngwarraye Morton

Language: Alyawarr

Community: Ampilatwatja

Biography:

Theresa Ngwarraye is sisters with well known artist Colleen Ngwarraye. Her paintings Are rich in detail and meaning. 

Theresa believes strongly in the power of ceremony and the stories that the country holds.

As a child she was taught about the seasonal bush medicines and plants that grew there and how to gather them.

 The elders would teach the importance of looking after country and that the sacred ancestral spirits watch over and protect the animals and plants. Her Mother and Grandmother taught her all about bush medicine and the ancient stories of her country.

Theresa's paintings help to keep her culture strong and keep the stories alive to be shared and used to inspire and educate current and future generations. 

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