Kaiela Arts Shepparton

Clapsticks Made with red gum wood. Yorta Yorta people have more than one camp site, they have several so that they do not eat all the food in one spot.

Kangaroo This painting is artwork one in a set of three. It expresses the importance and beauty of our native Australian animals. The name of this piece is “Kangaroo”. The central focus of this painting is the footprint of a kangaroo, this surrounded by paint splatter effect and patters made Read more…

Gindaja This painting is artwork one in a set of three. It expresses the importance and beauty of our native Australian animals. The name of this piece is “Gindaja” which is the name of cassowary in my traditional language Yidiny. The central focus of this painting is the footprint of Read more…

Emu This painting is artwork one in a set of three. It expresses the importance and beauty of our native Australian animals. The name of this piece is “Emu”. The central focus of this painting is the footprint of an Emu surrounded by paint splatter effect and patters made using Read more…

Clapsticks Made with red gum wood. The snake lookalike is the rainbow serpent. Yorta Yorta people believe rainbow serpent made the river, water hole, and their food as well.

Bigarrumudja emu This painting represents ulupna clan group of the Yorta Yorta tribe and emu ceremony. The emu is in x-ray style traditional way and represents love and Country. The dillybag represents our knowledge, magic, and the power of our lore and spirit the old people way

Clapsticks Eucalyptus trees are all over Australia. This red gum is around rivers and where water sits.

Gugurmin, Emu in the Sky Gugurmin position in the sky signals what point during the year is best for emu egg collection. When emu is on the Eastern horizon just after sunset this tells us emus are nesting, so don’t take eggs. Later in the year, Gugurmin makes it’s way Read more…

Wise “Ol’” Crow The crow is souring through the sunset sky, diligently in search of some food.

Hypervigilant Munyaa The Cod (Munya) is aware of his surroundings and careful of his fin movement. This is because his bali (baby) munyaa (cod) got killed.