Kaiela Arts Shepparton

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…

Woka (Country) #3 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…

Biami Snake Carving #3 Handmade snake carved out of red gum wood with burned etching.

Grub & Rain Moth Evolution #1 Uncles and i used to go grubbing a lot among the gum leaves under the gumtrees. Certain times of the year you would find many grubs or many rain moth that the grubs evolved into.

My Special Place (The Junction Echuca) A place where my uncle showed me all the sacred areas around the junction such as oven mittens, where many Musselshell’s were left over from many years ago, lots of scar trees and many camping and fishing areas around the Murray-(Dungala) and Campaspe River. Read more…