Kaiela Arts Shepparton

(Yanga) Mussel – Middens (Yanga) Mussel – Middens at the junction in Echuca.

Shepparton / Home of the silver (Danela) Bream The meaning of the word Shepparton means: Home of the silver bream in Yorta Yorta Language and this is what I wanted to represent in this art work.

Cow (Gakan) Swamp Cow swamp. A sacred place I used to go camping many years ago when there were plenty of grub holes and fish to catch.

River Spiders As a memory, years ago as a child, we were camping down the river Horsham way. Everything was different then. The animals were plentiful and the atmosphere was musty, humid and hot. I remember there were many scar trees and cabungi across the river and the one thing Read more…

Grubbing Country A place just out of Echuca we used to go grubbing with scar trees everywhere.

Sea (Moira) Storm (Banga gorkorra) As a child my father took my family out into the ocean on a boat on a very rough and windy, stormy day. There were many fins sticking out of the water, I assumed they were sharks as our boat was smashing against the rocks. Read more…

Yanha Dhuluwi (Go Straight Ahead) “Yanha Dhuluwi tells a story about love, connection and the strength it takes to keep moving forward. It’s about the paths we take beside one another; how our journeys cross, drift apart and find their way back together again. The large circle in the centre Read more…

Just The Three Of Us

Woka (Country) #1 These hand painted Emu eggs sit cradled in a bed of Emu feathers, symbolising the deep and unbreakable connection between land, life and spirit. The intricate patterns painted onto the Emu eggs reflects the winding paths of country, rivers, songlines and the stories carried through generations. These Read more…

Woka (Country) #2 These hand painted Emu eggs sit cradled in a bed of Emu feathers, symbolising the deep and unbreakable connection between land, life and spirit. The intricate patterns painted onto the Emu eggs reflects the winding paths of country, rivers, songlines and the stories carried through generations. These Read more…