The Seven Sisters – A Dreamtime Story Pleiades (Kungkarangkalpa) is an important group of stars forming a similar myth across Australia.They represent a group of young women who are pursued by a hunter from whom they ran and hid, moving across the country as he kept following them. They eventually Read more…
Bush Medicine This story depicts Bush Medicine, our families have for along time used bush medicine to heal our mob when they are un well,This tradition is passed down from our ancestors.we take care of country and our bush medicine. The Elders would take us out as children to learn Read more…
Mimih Dancing & Bolung – Marko Work This is an artwork about a dancing Mimih. It’s based on a song line from Korlobididah. My fathers eldest brother used to sing this song line and Unkle Dennis he was a dancer. My real father, Jacky was a dancer as well and Read more…
Jabiru and Manbirrbbirr Manbirrbbirr – In Kuninjku the name manbirrbbirr is used for a number of densely flowering shrubs and small trees including Verticordia cunninghamii, yellow flowering Austromyrtus species and also Acacia platycarpa which also has dense white.
Birlmu dja Buluwana Birlmu – barramundi Buluwana – Mimih spirit Sister artists, Apphia Wurrkidj and Jennifer Wurrkidj have collaborated on this beautiful work.
Birlmu dja Buluwana Birlmu – barramundi Buluwana – Mimih spirit Sister artists, Apphia Wurrkidj and Jennifer Wurrkidj have collaborated on this beautiful work.
Bolung Bolung (Rainbow Serpent) is from the sacred country of Dukala- Djarranj. This is the country of Jay’s grandparent and a place of great significance, as Bolung, the Rainbow Serpent, travelled through the landscape. Rock art in the area depicts a rotund Bolung.
Eiffel tower and the Maladj spirit “I want to tell you about my design, that Eiffel tower one. This year it was my first time going to Paris. I didn’t know that place, nothing. We travelled around the world to get there, we flew underneath the world in an aeroplane. Read more…
Lorrkkon – Marilyn James Marilyn’s first screen print design depicts the story of lorrkkon (hollow funeral logs). This the story of her great, great grandfather and grandmother who were bark painters, as well as also sacred lorrkkon painters. When designing this screen print, Marilyn was remembering her childhood living in Read more…