Mussel cook up
Family sitting around cooking up mussels in hot coals
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Yurringuk #2
Inspired by the shimmering light of the Yurringuk (moonlight) on the surface of the water. The earthy muddy tones of the dungula (murray river) can also be seen throughout the ceramic.
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Yurringuk
Inspired by the shimmering light of the Yurringuk (moonlight) on the surface of the water. The earthy muddy tones of the rdungula (murray river) can also be seen throughout the ceramic.
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Yorta Yorta Woka Wala
This ceramic bowl is painted with my signature design/ style. An extension from my personal collection, ‘Cultural Echoes – unveiling the Veiled Legacy.’
Within my recent artistic endeavours, I hope to confront head-on the poignant realities inherent to my identity as a mixed-race individual of Southern-Eastern Aboriginal descent. I grapple with the enduring consequences of past injustices inflicted upon my communities, recognising that certain facets of cultural knowledge may forever elude my grasp. Consequently, in my latest body of work, I consciously restrict myself to drawing inspiration solely from a select few culturally resonant symbols and motifs that have endured within my community’s collective memory. Deliberately, I employ a technique wherein I fill the interstices between these symbols, creating bold, delineated shapes reminiscent of a blanket concealing dormant cultural knowledge.
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Biami
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Family Tradition
For me this artwork represents family teaching, and the passing down of tradition. The painting shows two groups of people moving together along a river. The painting is scattered with symbols of animal prints and meeting places. These two groups of people are families, teaching and learning traditional hunting, song, dance etc. I have enjoyed working with wooden canvases and the way they give a textured and naturally patterned background to the artwork. For this piece I chose to sick with a colour palette of natural colours and pinks to help the artwork have a cohesive feel.
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Grub in ground (Guka)
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Frog (Dhangoba)
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Rain Moth
