Katjutarri “I did this yellow paint in the background to represent dry land. You can see there’s lots of blooming flowers and bush tucker. It’s a special time, lots of fruit. It’s in my Grandmother’s Country Kuna Tjarrayi (koona – Read more…
Karla “Karla” is a part of a series of pictures that were taken during a photo workshop at Mowanjum Art Centre. Lydia worked on shooting portraits of family and friends. The pendant to “Karla” is “Pannesh”.
Yalka at Karrkurutinytja (Bush onion Dreaming at Lake Macdonald) Daphne was passed down the right to paint the Yalka Tjukurrpa at Karrkurutinytja (Bush onion dreaming at Lake Macdonald) from her grandmother, Narputta Nangala Jugadai. Narputta, who was a founding member Read more…
Lulu Pitjara Teece – My Fathers Seed Dreaming Before my father died, he told me and my sister, that if we ever painted, he wanted us to paint his dreaming. His dreaming is the seed dreaming, from his country. I Read more…
Kaliny-kalinypa “Seeing from above, zoomed in, leaves and outside is kaliny-kalinypa, inside is the flower blooming. A long time ago people used to travel on a hot day, they would see all these grevillea on the road, they would tap Read more…
Yawalyurru (Bush Blueberries) “These are the wavy leaves, yawalyurru leaves. All the circles are the bush blueberries, yawalyurru. The blue background is like the afternoon sky. I am painting my Grandmother’s Country, Watiyawanu area. My Great Great Grandfather, his name Read more…
Latoya Ngwarraye Petrick – Bushflowers These bush flowers grow seasonally in Alyawarr country, some of which are also used in bush medicine remedies. I have just started painting, my grandmother Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney has been teaching me, she tells me Read more…
Claypan at Karrinyarra This work shows a claypan at Karrinyarra after rain with bush onion (yalka) growing. Karrinyarra is two hours’ drive from Haasts Bluff and is the country of the Napaltjarri women and Japaltjarri men. After rain, bush onion Read more…
Arrngali (Bush Cherry) “You can find this arrngali in tali area. It’s bush cherry, the arrngali. You can eat it. The leaves are greeny-blue, it’s got a stick on it. You can cut the sticks and put them in boiling Read more…
