When it starts to rain the creek beds start to flow. Good for the plants and animals. Then everything starts to turn green. The animals are happy for the water especially after we have had hot weather.
Name: Kathleen Nanima Rambler
Language: Alyawarr, Kaytetye
Community: Ampilatwatja
Biography:
Kathleen's dot work is exquisitely fine and she uses this technique to make patterns within the landscapes of her paintings demonstrating her peaceful, patient disposition and a deep love and connection to her country. The work produced by Kathleen is recognisably distinct, due to the application of her fine patterned dots and the often bright and lively figurative depiction of the landscape.
Kathleen is an artist inspired by landscapes, the ways the sky changes and how the light changes the colours of the land and the rocks.
Originally from Barrow Creek and married to Ricky Holmes a, traditional owner of Ampilatwatja, Kathleen began painting at the Artists of Ampilatwatja in 2010.
Kathleen enjoys painting her homeland at Barrow Creek as it connects her to memory of home. Memories of childhood hunting and camping trips with family.
When I was with all my family back at Tara Community I would watch my dad and grandfather carve bean trees to make animals while my mum would paint. Sometimes I would sit with my aunty in Alice Springs, watch her paint, help her paint.
A veritable source of life, the land has provided and sustained Kayetetye people for generations, as every plant and animal has a vital role to play within the ecological system; this profound understanding is interpreted in all Kathleen’s paintings.
Kathleen is a long standing member and arts worker for the Artists of Ampilatwatja, also a skilled printmaker and enjoys creating Lino Prints. Kathleens paintings have been widely exhibited both nationally and internationally and is held in private and public collections.
Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney – Penh Kwaty (After Rain) After we have big rain the land is full of flowers and the river is full of water. This makes me happy.
Kathleen Nanima Rambler -Terekerre (White Cockatoo) When I go bush driving, I see these terekerre (white cockatoos). Mostly around dams, and especially when it is hot. I don’t see these around my community very much.
Julieanne Ngwarraye Morton – Alpeyt Alpeyt (Flowers Blooming) Walking across my land to look for bush flowers and goanna. I bring home to make medicine for my family and cook the goanna for dinner. Goanna Read more…