Barramundi Miriam’s first lino design depicting a large local barramundi. Miriam has chosen striking colours on a black base cloth. This fabric was created using the linocut printing technique. The lino tile has been carved by the artist in Maningrida, and has been printed by hand using a variety of Read more…
Yokkarra (fish), Ngaduna (palm tree) & Barruar (Seagull egg) ‘Hi it’s me Marilyn! I’m the age of 52. I like working at the women centre and doing lino printing but I prefer screen printing. I have one design, that’s lorrkkon (hollow log). My great grandfather used to make lorrkkon and Read more…
Ngalyod (rainbow serpent) and kundayarr (Pandanus) Ngalyod (rainbow serpent) and kundayarr (Pandanus) A new lino print textile by Deborah Wurrkidj. During the Covid19 pandemic, Deborah has been working at home in Kakodbebuldi Outstation. Black on orange homespun Cotton.
Makéddja (saltwater turtle) Makéddja (sea turtle) is a popular design by Joy Garlbin, Ndjebbana speaking traditional owner of Maningrida. This simple one colour design was created during the Covid19 lock downs in the month of January and February 2022 when artists were working from home.
Mankotbe (Bush Onion) Mankotbe (bush onion) grows under the ground, we follow the vine to dig it up. It is brown on the outside and white inside and we cook it on the fire, just like a potato. All the old people used to eat Mankotbe on my homeland. My Read more…
Mankotbe (Bush Onion) Mankotbe (bush onion) grows under the ground, we follow the vine to dig it up. It is brown on the outside and white inside and we cook it on the fire, just like a potato. All the old people used to eat Mankotbe on my homeland. My Read more…
Mankotbe (Bush Onion) Mankotbe (bush onion) grows under the ground, we follow the vine to dig it up. It is brown on the outside and white inside and we cook it on the fire, just like a potato. All the old people used to eat Mankotbe on my homeland. My Read more…
Mankotbe (Bush Onion) Mankotbe (bush onion) grows under the ground, we follow the vine to dig it up. It is brown on the outside and white inside and we cook it on the fire, just like a potato. All the old people used to eat Mankotbe on my homeland. My Read more…
Bawaliba and Ngalyod (Rainbow Serpent) ‘My Kikka (mother), when she was alive, she would tell me these stories. I was just a little girl and she would tell us the stories in her language Gurrgoni. In the camps there were boy and girl Bawaliba, and old Bawaliba too. They loved Read more…
Lorrkkon Marilyn’s first screen print design depicts the story of lorrkkon (hollow funeral logs). This the story of her great, great grandfather and grandmother who were bark painters, as well as also sacred lorrkkon painters. When designing this screen print, Marilyn was remembering her childhood living in a small house Read more…