Walka means design or pattern. Artists use this title to describe artworks that are pattern based rather than descriptive or telling a story.
Name: Daisybell Kulyuru
Language: Pitjantjatjara
Community: Ernabella (Pukatja)
Biography:
Daisybell first came to the art centre as a young girl. She worked alongside her mother, Angkuna Kulyuru, and her aunt, Imiyari Adamson, making batik. Since then she has developed her own style working on canvas.
Daisybell divides her time between living and working in Adelaide and Pukatja.
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