Warralong (Karntimarta, Warralong Community) “We was doing our painting in Warralong. Me and my sister, Clara (dec.). Looking after all the kids and do them painting. Keeping them in School. Long time in the school. Then when we finish we go look after our brother and sister. When they finish Read more…
Untitled (jila-jila, two snakes) Most often explored in Doreen’s works are the motifs of her everyday modern Aboriginal community life; the animals hunted and plants gathered for bush tucker, the cars and aeroplanes used to travel to the cities and remote communities she regularly moves between, and depictions of the Read more…
Jarntinti “This is a linyji (claypan). We find kalaru (seed used for making damper from samphire bush) there that we collect. Too much good tucker!” – Mayiwalku May Chapman Jarntinti is a large claypan at the Southern end of Nyayartakujarra (Lake Dora), a large salt lake surrounded by tali (sand Read more…
Moolyella Rockhole “This is a rockhole- people coming this side and people coming round this [other] side, coming to that waterhole. This painting is about every rockhole in Moolyella, where I used to work… We would walk and get some water from the rockholes and go away back home- get Read more…
Moolyella Rockhole “This is a rockhole- people coming this side and people coming round this [other] side, coming to that waterhole. This painting is about every rockhole in Moolyella, where I used to work… We would walk and get some water from the rockholes and go away back home- get Read more…
Moolyella Rockhole “This is a rockhole- people coming this side and people coming round this [other] side, coming to that waterhole. This painting is about every rockhole in Moolyella, where I used to work… We would walk and get some water from the rockholes and go away back home- get Read more…
Jarntinti “This is a linyji (claypan). We find kalaru (seed used for making damper from samphire bush) there that we collect. Too much good tucker!” – Mayiwalku May Chapman Jarntinti is a large claypan at the Southern end of Nyayartakujarra (Lake Dora), a large salt lake surrounded by tali (sand Read more…
Jarntinti “This is a linyji (claypan). We find kalaru (seed used for making damper from samphire bush) there that we collect. Too much good tucker!” – Mayiwalku May Chapman Jarntinti is a large claypan at the Southern end of Nyayartakujarra (Lake Dora), a large salt lake surrounded by tali (sand Read more…
Moolyella Rockhole “This is a rockhole- people coming this side and people coming round this [other] side, coming to that waterhole. This painting is about every rockhole in Moolyella, where I used to work… We would walk and get some water from the rockholes and go away back home- get Read more…
Wilapa (spring), Nyapa (water) at wungu (rock) hill This is Lorna’s Country- her ‘ngurra’ (home Country, camp). People identify with their ngurra in terms of specific rights and responsibilities, and the possession of intimate knowledge of the physical and cultural properties of one’s Country. Painting ngurra, and in so doing Read more…