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Gum nuts Bernadette’s painted logs are often offcuts from mako or didjeridu manufacture. Rather than wasting the pieces or relegating them to the fire, Bernadette collects these, sands them smooth and then experiments with different painting techniques. Painted using a combination of brushes; handmade traditional Jarlk grass reed brush harvested Read more…

Gumnuts Bernadette’s painted logs are often offcuts from mako or didjeridu manufacture. Rather than wasting the pieces or relegating them to the fire, Bernadette collects these, sands them smooth and then experiments with different painting techniques. Painted using a combination of brushes; handmade traditional Jarlk grass reed brush harvested from Read more…

Gumnuts Bernadette’s painted logs are often offcuts from mako or didjeridu manufacture. Rather than wasting the pieces or relegating them to the fire, Bernadette collects these, sands them smooth and then experiments with different painting techniques. Painted using a combination of brushes; handmade traditional Jarlk grass reed brush harvested from Read more…

Lorrkon This Lorrkon has been painted using a handmade traditional Jarlk grass reed brush harvested from local billabongs and wet areas. Rarrk or fine line work is in Yirritja style and consists of multiple lines before alternating colour. Modern acrylic paint has been used  

Flower This Lorrkon has been painted using a handmade traditional Jarlk grass reed brush harvested from local billabongs and wet areas. Rarrk or fine line work is in Dhuwa style and consists of a single line of colour before alternating. Modern acrylic paint has been used

Birds This Lorrkon has been painted using a combination of brushes. Modern brushes have been used for the red bird base layer. For fine line work, a traditional handmade grass reed brush called Jarlk has been used. Rarrk or fine line work is in Yirritja style and consists of multiple lines before alternating Read more…

Woven Stingray Fibre Art is an ancient Aboriginal women’s craft that is still made today using the same techniques as their ancestors. Making fibre art is labour intensive and much care and fine needlework is required to ensure the finished object is both functional and beautiful. Fibre art from the Read more…

Woven Basket Fibre Art is an ancient Aboriginal women’s craft that is still made today using the same techniques as their ancestors. Making fibre art is labour intensive and much care and fine needlework is required to ensure the finished object is both functional and beautiful. Fibre art from the Read more…

Three Barramundi “On the weekend me, Bardi and Gotjawk went out to the waterfall for fishing. We caught three Barramundi and I got to share them out… They were real tasty!” – Travis Painting has been completed in acrylic using a mix of traditional Jarlk grass reed brush as well Read more…