Nturrurta (Spinifex Pigeon) Nturrurta is my Mum’s totem. For me we like seeing nturrurta when we go bush or somewhere in the road. They gather round in flocks and they stand really still where the spinifex grows, or even around the rocks they fly just a little bit and stand. Read more…
Bush Tucker Bush tucker this one. Little boy was picking up bush tucker. Karen’s little boy, my Gransdon. They’re going in the sand looking for mpaltjarta (wild orange).
Playing Volleyball at Palm Valley Bush Trip That’s going Palm Valley bush trip with the old ladies. To do swimming, get kangaroo tail, old ladies making damper. Kids playing volleyball with net. That’s warra kuka (litle boy) with volley ball on the lid. Warra kuka like my gransdsons and their Read more…
My Grandmother at Lilla That’s my Grandmother at Lilla Outstation. Dawni, (my mother), Dawni’s sister, Dawni’s mum, me and my sister, not Karen, another one. That’s all of us at Lilla when I was young, sitting round campfire, talking story at night time. My sister, my niece was staying with Read more…
Urlpaatja (ring-neck parrot) Urlpaartja is yellow and black and green. He likes sitting round when theres a tree with seeds. They come flying and they make noise when people sitting down. They maybe just say that they coming for seed. They love eating seed – and they like that sour Read more…
Walka Tjukurrpa These are all different bush flowers, yellow, orange and white flowers. This one is called ‘Walka’, it is a wildflower growing in the sandhills near Titjikala. In the middle of the painting is the dreaming story.
Wardapi Jukurrpa ‘This painting is about the way women hunt Wardapi – that sand goanna. He digs holes in the dunes, makes his nest deep inside. Many of the holes all join up. Women hunt Wardapi in the dunes by digging out the holes. Sometimes cover one, and Wardapi runs Read more…
Going out to My Country, Two Mile This is at Two Mile, My Country. Going to visit with the kids and camping out. This is me and my little family sleeping and talking stories under the stars. This is where we used to go with my Mum and Dad and all Read more…
Yalka (Bush Onion) That’s my Aunty digging for yalka (bush onion). My Mum Dawni there too. They camping long way and looking for aylka. That’s all the little tent.
My House at Sandhill This Sandhill in Ntaria my house. I was sitting down in the house. That’s my house, orange one. Playing card, eating ngkurpla (bush tobacco), waiting for pottery bus with my neighbour Judith. Talking about making pots or something.