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Bush Tomato Plants The Bush Tomato, which grows in the Pilbara area, is like the tomato we get in the shop. It’s a small, very prickly bush. The tomato is usually green, but when it turns a yellowy colour you Read more…

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Olive Python Skin This painting is the artists interpretation of snake skin and patterns of the scales. The olive python is one of Australia’s largest snakes.

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Pilbara Rocks This painting I did is of the Pilbara rocks. These Pilbara rocks are coloured ochre, red and oranges, which glow bright across the rock face as the sun gets lower in the sky. They were used as building Read more…

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Baḻgurr Bathi I learnt how to make baḻgurr bathi (string bags) from my mum when I lived in Milingimbi (Northern Territory) and worked with the Crocodile Islands Junior Rangers. We would go and collect baḻgurr (Kurrajong – Brachychiton Populneus).  We would cut good sized Read more…

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Mili I am a Jalanji saltwater woman.  Jalanji people have lots of stories about the reef. My painting’s story is about Mili (stinging jellyfish) stirring out on the reef. We were taught at a young age to watch out because these mili Read more…

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Pilbara Hills In our country we have many hills of all different shapes and sizes. When driving through country at different times the colours change and some of the hills look like velvet in the evening and morning light.

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