Artists of Ampilatwatja

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Kathleen Nanima Rambler – Awerle Anatye (yam plant)

When I go visit my family we drive along Bluebush Road, the road is south of Ali Curung towards the Stuart Highway.  The road is sandy.

Bluebush Road has a dam, after Cyclone Tracey hit it was so large that it looked like the sea.  This is where I see the big cream coloured bush tomatos, pink desert roses and goannas running across the road.  All along the road is a sea of desert roses.  The secret yams grow under the ground, you follow the cracks in the dirt and this is where you find the ripe yams.  The secrets of the earth we call them.

The community of Ampilatwatja made a conscious decision not to paint ‘altyerr’ dreaming stories. The artists paint their country where those stories sit.

 

Printed on 300 gsm Stonehenge paper

Dimensions: 30 x 30 cm Lino Print – Charcoal

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Sevania Kemarre Bonney – Wild Orange

My great Grandmothers Country is where we go hunting. We hunt goanna and bush turkey. We swim in the river. We look for bush banana, bush potato and wild oranges. I am inspired by the beautiful wild flowers that grow there. Being on my Great grandmothers country makes me happy and content.

Dimensions: 12 x 12 cm Lino Print-Sandover Red

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Sevania Kemarre Bonney – Wild Orange

My great Grandmothers Country is where we go hunting. We hunt goanna and bush turkey. We swim in the river. We look for bush banana, bush potato and wild oranges. I am inspired by the beautiful wild flowers that grow there. Being on my Great grandmothers country makes me happy and content.

Dimensions: 12 x 12 cm Lino Print-Sandover Red

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Dakota Ngwarraye Petrick – Mwanyen (Bush Tomato)

My twin sister Latoya and myself have just started painting bush flowers.  Our grandmother Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney shows us the good way.

This is the first time I have ever printed using a lino carving.  I did the mwanyen (bush tomato) plant because it is sweet tasting fruit that we find in creek beds after the rain.

Dimensions: 15 x 15 cm Lino Print – Mud Water Brown

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Latoya Ngwarraye Petrick – Atwakey (wild orange)

“I have just started painting, my grandmother Elizabeth Ngwarraye Bonney has been teaching me, she tells me all about the bush Flowers.

This is the first time I have ever printed a lino carving, this is the Atwakey (wild orange).

 

Dimensions: 15 x 15 cm Lino Print -NightCountryBlue S/H 300gsm

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Jacinta Pula Morrison – Atyenh Amer Areyel Amper (My View of Country)

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.

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Rita Pitjara Beasley – Alatyet Angketyarr (Spinifex Country)

“This is my Father’s country.

This place is our hunting place. I always go with my daughters and their children, I show them this place and teach them about the swampy country. We hunt for goannas, bush potato, bush tomato and after the big rain the bush medicine is picked and the roots are dug up to be used.

It is important as my mother taught me this and now I teach my family.”

Dimensions: 15 x 30 cm Lino Print S/H 250gsm

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Rita Pitjara Beasley – Alatyet Angketyarr (Spinifex Country)

“This is my Father’s country.

This place is our hunting place. I always go with my daughters and their children, I show them this place and teach them about the swampy country. We hunt for goannas, bush potato, bush tomato and after the big rain the bush medicine is picked and the roots are dug up to be used.

It is important as my mother taught me this and now I teach my family.”

Dimensions: 15 x 30 cm Lino Print S/H 250gsm

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Rita Pitjara Beasley – Alatyet Angketyarr (Spinifex Country)

“This is my Father’s country.

This place is our hunting place. I always go with my daughters and their children, I show them this place and teach them about the swampy country. We hunt for goannas, bush potato, bush tomato and after the big rain the bush medicine is picked and the roots are dug up to be used.

It is important as my mother taught me this and now I teach my family.”

Dimensions: 15 x 30 cm Lino Print S/H 250gsm

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Rita Pitjara Beasley – Alatyet Angketyarr (Spinifex Country)

“This is my Father’s country.

This place is our hunting place. I always go with my daughters and their children, I show them this place and teach them about the swampy country. We hunt for goannas, bush potato, bush tomato and after the big rain the bush medicine is picked and the roots are dug up to be used.

It is important as my mother taught me this and now I teach my family.”

Dimensions: 15 x 30 cm Lino Print S/H 250gsm