Wandjina the rainmaker This Wandjina is called the rainmaker. Two lightning spirits in a cave are waiting for the clouds to gather up, so he can make the rain and lightning. Where you see a lot of Wandjinas they represent Read more…
Anangu Tjuta at Nyunmanu & Papa Tjukurrpa This work is about both a memory Doris has and a Tjukurrpa (dreaming) story, of a place called Nyunmanu. Doris lived here for many years. The memory is ‘Anangu tjuta at Nyunmanu’ – lots people Read more…
Kalipinypa The painting depicts designs associated with Kapi Tjukurrpa (Water Dreaming) at Kalipinypa a site northwest of Sandy Blight Junction, Western Australia.The Tjukurrpa tells of an important rain making ceremony to invoke the elements. It is a powerful storm bringing Read more…
Gyorn Gyorn (Bradshaws) Framed The Wandjina created the earth and all life upon it, then he created the first human beings: the Gyorn Gyorn people. He then told them to work the land and do well. The Gyorn Gyorns were Read more…
Kungka Tjukurrpa at Ilpilli This painting represents the sacred site of Ilpilli, Napurrula’s country, which is located between Mt Liebig and Kintore. Karen’s ancestors (The Napurrula women) were travelling across land searching for water and came upon this site. They Read more…
Ngayuku Ngura This painting depicts designs that evoke various parts of the landscape of Janet’s Country, Nyapari. Nyapari is located near Amata in South Australia. The repeated curved shapes represent rock formations and bush tucker. The concentric circles represent waterholes Read more…
Yunala Tjukurrpa (Bush Carrot) In this painting Adrian depicts the Yunala Tjukurrpa, a story passed down from his father. The one continuous line that intricately weaves across the canvas represents the roots hidden underground. The four pronged shapes are the Read more…
Papa Tjukurrpa – Nyumannu Nyunmanu is a Dingo Dreaming site just to the south east of the remote Aboriginal community of Kintore in the Northern Territory. Most of the dingoes and their pups from this place rose up into the Read more…
Four Dreamings In this work Carbiene depicts four dreaming stories which he inherited from his father. These tjukurrpa are associated with a series of waterholes running between Docker River and Kata Tjuta. Specifically, it includes four important sites: Petermann Ranges, Docker River, Kalaya Murrpu (Blood’s Read more…
