Kungkarrangkalpa (Seven Sisters) ‘Kungkarrangkalpa’ (The Seven Sisters or Pleaides) is significant Tjukurrpa (dreamtime). Its origins you may be familiar with in astronomy and its connection to ‘Wati Nyiru’ (Magic Man or Orion). The roots of this dreaming stems across indigenous groups around the world. The Australian Aboriginal songline is one Read more…
Raypiny Dhawu (Fresh Water Story) All Aboriginal people originate from a spiritual source, fixed in a particular place in their land or the sea. These ‘spiritual reservoirs’ are often in the form of special waterholes made by Wangarr (creative spirits) that were created long ago close to the beginning of Read more…
Nanyak Murrangurrang Our creation, our Aboriginal Continuum, our Past, our Present, our Future generations, Always Will Be – Nanyak Murrangurrang!
Don’t Fence Me In My painting is a protest piece symbolising the growing number of fences imposed on the natural habitat and homes of our native animals, including our Yorta Yorta totem, Bayadherra, the long necked tortoise
Kungkarrangkalpa (Seven Sisters) ‘Kungkarrangkalpa’ (The Seven Sisters or Pleaides) is significant Tjukurrpa (dreamtime). Its origins you may be familiar with in astronomy and its connection to ‘Wati Nyiru’ (Magic Man or Orion). The roots of this dreaming stems across indigenous groups around the world. The Australian Aboriginal songline is one Read more…
Mindirr (Pandanus Bag) Miṉḏirr (dilly bags) are made from gunga (Pandanus spiralis), baḻgurr (kurrajong) and natural bush dyes. The body of the miṉḏirr is made from gunga, and the handles from baḻgurr. Once the gunga fronds and baḻgurr bark have been collected, they are stripped and prepared then boiled with the dyes. Miṉḏirr were used traditionally for every day Read more…
Woven Dragonfly This finely crafted hand woven dragonfly is a cheerful reminder of the real dry season dragonflies. Signalling in the dry season, dragonflies are ubiquitous with dry winds, cool nights and saying goodbye to the wet season! Our senior fibre artists are continuing to expand their techniques and range with dragonflies Read more…
Nyirri – Bush Plants The Nyirri is the Oval Leaf Cassia. A shrub used to decorate head band and armstrings for somebody’s first ceremony in initiation. There is a cassia in the colour of grey and blue also.
Pattern of the White Mulla Mulla A patch of Bush Wild Flower. In the early days this flower was used for making pillows. It was gathered and sewn into the flour bags.
Mungili Rockholes “No one goes there and sees that landscape. Only two, Mr and Mrs [refers to footsteps in painting]. They was walking to see if the water was in there. Walking on the creek sand, they see the colours and walk down to the water hole and dig where Read more…