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Bush Foods fabric

This fabric shows all the different bush foods that Joyce was taught by the old ladies to find, harvest, and cook.

This fabric has been screen printed by hand by Publisher Textiles and Papers, ensuring the highest quality and longevity.

About the printers:

Publisher Textiles & Papers is one of Australia’s leading print houses. Focused on producing original patterns through traditional hand-screen printing methods we create bold and colourful textiles, hand printed wallpaper, clothing and fabric.

Our fabric is printed in small batches and is cut to order. For larger quantities, please email us to discuss pre-orders.

Fabric details:

This fabric is by continuous metreage going up in 50cm increments, priced at $110 per metre.

For 1m, please add 2 x 50cm to your cart and it will be cut as a continuous length ($110 for 1m).

For 2m, please add 4 x 50cm to your cart and it will be cut as a continuous length ($220 for 2m).

For 3m, please add 6 x 50cm to your cart and it will be cut as a continuous length ($330 for 3m).

Fabric care instructions: Gentle cold hand wash only. Do not bleach, do not tumble dry, cool iron only. The ink has been heat set for longevity, however please take care when washing (wash garments inside out if possible).

Categories: Ikuntji Artists

Name: Joyce Dixon


Community: Haasts Bluff


Biography:

Joyce Dixon was born in 1977 at Papunya, and has been painting since she was around 10 years old. She paints her country, Karrinyarra (Mount Wedge), which is around two hours’ drive north of Haasts Bluff. This is the country of the Napaltjarri women and Japaltjarri men. She was raised partly by Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri and Paddy Tjungarrayi Carroll, two senior lawmen and renowned artists of the Papunya Tula art movement of the 1970s, and much of Joyce’s childhood was spent steeped in the artistic traditions of this area. Joyce paints a number of stories, including the Snake and Water Dreaming (Ngapa Tjukurrpa), the Witchetty Grub and Snake Dreaming, Bush Onion and Bush flowers. She has inherited these stories from senior relatives on both her mother’s and father’s sides.

She is married to Henry Multa, the brother of Douglas Multa (traditional owner of Haasts Bluff). Joyce lives between her husband's community Ikuntji, her community (Papunya) and Alice Springs. 


© the artist / art centre