This is my country, it’s the country around Irrultja. This is where we like to go after big rain. After big rain there, we can go swimming. There is always good hunting on my country. It is good for me to paint my country and it makes me feel good.
The artists of Ampilatwatja made a conscious decision not to paint altyerr (dreaming stories). The artists paint their country where those stories sit.
This painting shows the layered landscape of Alyawarr, Central Australia. Knowing your country is an important part of living in a remote community like Ampilatwatja. Knowing when and where to go hunting and gathering, knowing where there is ‘soakage’ (where you can dig for water), travelling with family for ceremonies, and maintaining a connection with the land.
“This is my country, my view of country.”
The community of Ampilatwatja made a conscious decision not to paint altyerr (dreaming stories). The artists paint their country where those stories sit.
Kwetyaylp (donkeys) and nantew (horses) would come and drink from the water at Spring Creek on my father’s country. We would put a bucket in the sand we would filter the water so we could drink it.
When I was young girl we would go to Canteen Creek following the track along the hills, we would hunt turkey, emus and kangaroo and we would cut the bark and collect the sap from the sugar bag trees. `
They would use the vine of this plant as rope to help carry coolamon with kids. Make like a bag and carry the kids in this. My grandmother was called Arratherrk and her sister was calle Pwelk, the leaf of the bush banana. At Elkedra there is two vine trees and each sister is named after each one.
Dimensions: 15 x 30 cm Lino Print – Dusk Violet S/H 300gsm
They would use the vine of this plant as rope to help carry coolamon with kids. Make like a bag and carry the kids in this. My grandmother was called Arratherrk and her sister was calle Pwelk, the leaf of the bush banana. At Elkedra there is two vine trees and each sister is named after each one.
Dimensions: 15 x 30 cm Lino Print – Dusk Violet S/H 300gsm
They would use the vine of this plant as rope to help carry coolamon with kids. Make like a bag and carry the kids in this. My grandmother was called Arratherrk and her sister was calle Pwelk, the leaf of the bush banana. At Elkedra there is two vine trees and each sister is named after each one.
Dimensions: 15 x 30 cm Lino Print – Dusk Violet S/H 300gsm
They would use the vine of this plant as rope to help carry coolamon with kids. Make like a bag and carry the kids in this. My grandmother was called Arratherrk and her sister was calle Pwelk, the leaf of the bush banana. At Elkedra there is two vine trees and each sister is named after each one.
Dimensions: 15 x 30 cm Lino Print – Dusk Violet S/H 300gsm
On my grandmothers and grandfathers country after the rain I remember the smell of bush melons. I know that they are sweet and ready to eat at this time. They grow along the ground, I would lift the vine up and find all the yellow fruit.
Dimensions: 15 x 30 cm Lino Print-Night Country Blue S/H300gsm
On my grandmothers and grandfathers country after the rain I remember the smell of bush melons. I know that they are sweet and ready to eat at this time. They grow along the ground, I would lift the vine up and find all the yellow fruit.
Dimensions: 15 x 30 cm Lino Print-Night Country Blue S/H300gsm
On my grandmothers and grandfathers country after the rain I remember the smell of bush melons. I know that they are sweet and ready to eat at this time. They grow along the ground, I would lift the vine up and find all the yellow fruit.
Dimensions: 15 x 30 cm Lino Print-Night Country Blue S/H300gsm