Freddy’s Tjitji Tjuta (Many Children) Story There were two brothers, young ones, about 19 years old, big boys. Their mother didn’t like them. She told them to follow their other brothers, said goodbye and sent them away. One day these young Read more…
Ngayuku Walka / My Design Walka means design or pattern. Artists use this title to describe artworks that are pattern based rather than descriptive or telling a story.
Wanampi / Watersnakes (Rainbow Serpent) Two women were hunting carpet snakes for food. Two Rainbow Serpent (Wanampi) men are watching. Next morning the sisters again hunt for snakes and find two tails lurking from a hole in the ground. But Read more…
Ngayuku Ngura – My Country Artists use this title when they are depicting their Country. It might be a representation of a particular place or of different aspects of that area. The artist uses a combination of colour and design Read more…
Ngayuku Walka / My Design Walka means design or pattern. Artists use this title to describe artworks that are pattern based rather than descriptive or telling a story.
Kungkarangkalpa / Seven Sisters Kungkarangkalpa means the Seven Sisters. This is an extensive creation story that relates to the Pleiades constellation in the southern hemisphere. The story traverses Australia taking on different forms, however local women are privy to the Read more…
Kungkarangkalpa / Seven Sisters Kungkarangkalpa means the Seven Sisters. This is an extensive creation story that relates to the Pleiades constellation in the southern hemisphere. The story traverses Australia taking on different forms, however local women are privy to the Read more…
Kungkarangkalpa / Seven Sisters Kungkarangkalpa means the Seven Sisters. This is an extensive creation story that relates to the Pleiades constellation in the southern hemisphere. The story traverses Australia taking on different forms, however local women are privy to the Read more…
Kulata Tjuta – Many Spears Freddy is painting his grandfather’s country in far west South Australia. He depicts kulata tjuta (many spears) travelling through the sky to catch wati wanampi (snake man). Those wati wanampi are moving fast through the Read more…
Tjanmata / Bush Onions Tjanmata or bush onion is eaten by baking the small bulbs in hot coals and then removing the papery outer layer. Until comparatively recently, bush foods were the primary source of sustenance for Anangu Pitjantjatjara. Read more…