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Seeds

“I paint with seeds because seeds is my thing. Seeds brings new life. Whether it’s from plants, animals or people. A lot of paintings and things were done by men only because back then, women were gathering food and caring for kids. I was inspired by my uncle who is an artist and I really wanted to paint but knew I had boundaries and that’s why I use seeds as my theme, because it’s bringing new life. And I won’t paint Dreamtime stories because I solely don’t own them. They’re to be passed down through families as storytelling. I’ll paint animals and plants that we traditionally eat and my black soil Country in my seeds style though. For example, I’ll do the goanna and paint the seeds around. I’m passing this style onto my daughters and all my children and their children so they can still hold onto the story but rebirth it in a new style, because there are some symbols and things that we are not allowed to paint because we’re women.”
 – Christine Farrer

This artwork celebrates Country — not only land, but a living place of spirit, story, memory and identity. Country is saltwater and desert, wind and rain, sandhills and tide, waterholes and mangroves, sky, animals, plants and ancestors. It is where families walk, hunt, fish, gather, camp and teach the next generations.

When the artist paints Country, they are sharing a map of home and belonging. Lines may follow the dunes and tidal creeks, dots may mark water places or bush foods, colours reflect the seasons — the deep blues of the sea, the soft greens after rain, the hot reds and warm sands of dry Country. Every artwork holds a story: places visited, footsteps of old people, language, knowledge and the feeling of being out bush.

The artist invites the viewer to see Country the way they do — alive, powerful and always connected to family, culture and community. Country is not separate from people; it is part of who they are. Painting it keeps that connection strong, honouring the past, carrying knowledge forward, and sharing it with others.