Pilbara Wildflowers
These are the Pilbara wildflower’s that grow on the ground they have a beautiful colour blending in the country during flower season.
This area is where my mother’s father comes from, my Grandfather Paddy Jadai. His maternal family the Parnikarrarru Clan also other clans too. I love going back and visiting Country, I can feel my ancestors and feel their presence and power. Sometimes it’s a mirage of beautiful things and thoughts rushing through my mind when I go out there and sit in silence. Then there’s that silence and a knock on the door of my mind with art colours and combinations of using colours and different mediums to show how beautiful my Mangala Country is. This is paradise to me.
Marntikarrakapu is where my great grandmother Parnarr was born, my mother’s paternal grandmother. My grandfather Paddy Jadai’s mother. It’s very rocky, strong and mystical Country. The mystical feeling happens when the wind changes, the wind tells you that you can’t go further. The rocky cliffs are so beautiful at sunrise and sunsets. The colours change like it’s showing an emotion or telling you something. I love when you sit in silence and nature speaks. This makes my mind and heart be at peace.
Nyangumarta Country home to the Nyangumarta people from the Desert to the sea side. Old people lived and walked on this land, we as Nyangumarta still look after the land today, we still go out on Country hunt and keep our way of life living of the traditional food from the land.
Nyangumarta Country home to the Nyangumarta people from the Desert to the sea side. Old people lived and walked on this land, we as Nyangumarta still look after the land today, we still go out on Country hunt and keep our way of life living of the traditional food from the land.