Mulyamiji (Great Desert Skink) Keyarhn is painting a Mulyamiji (Great Desert Skink) while learning from Carol Williams about local endangered species. “This painting is of the Mulyamiji and the big clayplan out there – those red, white and yellow dots are Read more…
Snake “Purple is the hill, purple one. Yellow, is all the snakes and black is the water. The snakes going to drink the water, painting is of Parnngurr East direction River.” – Uweisha Williams The Western Desert term jila is Read more…
Mulyamiji (Great Desert Skink) Kaysten is painting a Mulyamiji (Great Desert Skink) while learning from Carol Williams about local endangered species. “This painting is of the Mulyamiji and the big clayplan out there – those red, white and yellow dots are Read more…
Jila (snake, living water) The Western Desert term jila is used interchangeably to describe springs considered to be ‘living’ waters and snakes, both of which play a central role in Martu culture and Jukurrpa (Dreaming). During the pujiman (traditional, desert Read more…
Mankarr (Greater Bilby) “The old people use to eat the animals and we’re working with the KJ [Kanyirninpa Jukurrpa] ranger mob to protect them.” – Carol Williams Mankarr (greater bilby) is an omnivorous desert-dwelling mammal found in a range of arid Read more…
Lunki (witchetty grub) Lunki (witchetty grubs) are the large, pinkish white, wood eating larvae of several moth species. During the pujiman (traditional, desert dwelling) era, lunki were a reliable food source, forming a staple of the Martu diet, and today Read more…
Ininti at Muruntji This painting depicts the bush seeds that come from the ininti tree (batwinged coral tree). The tree is native to the Western Desert of Central Australia, growing in sand around creek beds. The ininti grow abundantly in Read more…
Kungkarrangkalpa (Seven Sisters) ‘Kungkarrangkalpa’ (The Seven Sisters or Pleaides) is significant Tjukurrpa (dreamtime). Its origins you may be familiar with in astronomy and its connection to ‘Wati Nyiru’ (Magic Man or Orion). The roots of this dreaming stems across indigenous Read more…
Wuukurta (Honey Ants) Wuukurta (honey ants) are found in a variety of arid or semiarid environments, with nests of up to two metres deep and more than two metres across. Wuukurta are a highly sought after bush tucker, known otherwise Read more…
Red Sand and Hills This painting is about the red desert sand in The Great Sandy Desert and the hills. I love the colours of the desert. This painting shows the Artists Grandfathers country where they used to walk around Read more…