All the Minma “All the minma [ladies]. Dancing around. They was singing, dancing, all night. Digging stick. Holding kuturu [coolomon] and wira [digging stick]. Around the fire. They made a big fire. Dancing all around it.” -Sharon Porter The site depicted in this work, situated to the east of Kiwirrkurra Read more…
All the Minma “All the minma [ladies]. Dancing around. They was singing, dancing, all night. Digging stick. Holding kuturu [coolomon] and wira [digging stick]. Wearing hair-belt. Around the fire. They made a big fire. Dancing all around it.” -Sharon Porter The site depicted in this work, situated to the east Read more…
Untitled “When Martu paint, it’s like a map. Martu draw story on the ground and on the canvas, and all the circle and line there are the hunting areas and different waters and tracks where people used to walk, and [some you] can’t cross, like boundaries. So nowadays you see Read more…
All the Minma “All the minma [ladies]. Dancing around. They was singing, dancing, all night. Digging stick. Holding kuturu [coolomon] and wira [digging stick]. Around the fire. They made a big fire. Dancing all around it.” -Sharon Porter The site depicted in this work, situated to the east of Kiwirrkurra Read more…
Blue Flowers “These are all the blue flowers. Growing everywhere.” -Shoshanna (Sharna) Jeffries (Long) Over half a million square kilometres of mangroves, off shore islands, deep gorges, mountain ranges, desert sand dunes and river pools ensure the Pilbara’s flora is as diverse as the landscape. Plants and flowers in Read more…
My Grandmother’s Way “I’m painting my grandmother’s country, her way. Katjarra style.” – Sharon Palmer This site forms part of Sharon’s ngurra (home Country, camp) through her grandmother, Katjarra Butler. Located east of Kiwirrkurra, on Pintupi country. The Western Desert term ‘ngurra’ is hugely versatile in application. Broadly denoting birthplace and belonging, ngurra can refer to a Read more…
My Grandmother’s Way “I’m painting my grandmother’s country, her way. Katjarra style.” – Sharon Palmer This site forms part of Sharon’s ngurra (home Country, camp) through her grandmother, Katjarra Butler. Located east of Kiwirrkurra, on Pintupi country. The Western Desert term ‘ngurra’ is hugely versatile in application. Broadly denoting birthplace and belonging, ngurra can refer to a Read more…
Linyji (claypan) This work depicts a linyji (claypan) within the artists’ ngurra (home Country, camp). Claypans were visited more often during the wet seasons as they filled with water. During the pujiman (traditional, desert dwelling) period, knowledge of water sources was critical for survival, and today Martu Country is still Read more…
My Grandmother’s Way “I’m painting my grandmother’s country, her way. Katjarra style.” – Sharon Palmer This site forms part of Sharon’s ngurra (home Country, camp) through her grandmother, Katjarra Butler. Located east of Kiwirrkurra, on Pintupi country. The Western Desert term ‘ngurra’ is hugely versatile in application. Broadly denoting birthplace and belonging, ngurra can refer to a Read more…
My Grandmother’s Way “I’m painting my grandmother’s country, her way. Katjarra style.” – Sharon Palmer This site forms part of Sharon’s ngurra (home Country, camp) through her grandmother, Katjarra Butler. Located east of Kiwirrkurra, on Pintupi country. The Western Desert term ‘ngurra’ is hugely versatile in application. Broadly denoting birthplace and belonging, ngurra can refer to a Read more…