All the Minma “All the minma, ladies. Sitting along the river. Drinking the water, looking for bushtucker. All around Kiwirrkurra.” -Sharon Porter This site forms part of Sharon’s ngurra (home Country, camp) through her grandmother, Katjarra Butler. Located east of Kiwirrkurra, on Pintupi country. This story is part of a Read more…
Grandmother’s Country “They [a group of women] were sitting down, one rockhole there. All the bushtucker around.” – Sharon Palmer This story is part of a Jukurrpa story passed onto Sharon by her grandmother, Katjarra Butler. The term Jukurrpa is often translated in English as the ‘dreaming’, or ‘dreamtime’. It refers generally to Read more…
Minma Dancing “All the minma [ladies]. Dancing around. They was singing, dancing, all night. Digging stick. Holding kuturu [timber bowls used for carrying food and water] and wira [digging stick]. Around the fire. They made a big fire. Dancing all around it.” -Sharon Porter This story is part of a Read more…
My Grandmother’s Way “I’m painting my grandmother’s country, her way. Katjarra style.” – Sharon Palmer This site forms part of Sharon’s ngurra (home Country, camp) through her grandmother, Katjarra Butler. Located east of Kiwirrkurra, on Pintupi country. The Western Desert term ‘ngurra’ is hugely versatile in application. Broadly denoting birthplace and belonging, ngurra can refer to a Read more…
My Grandmother’s Way “I’m painting my grandmother’s country, her way. Katjarra style.” – Sharon Palmer This site forms part of Sharon’s ngurra (home Country, camp) through her grandmother, Katjarra Butler. Located east of Kiwirrkurra, on Pintupi country. The Western Desert term ‘ngurra’ is hugely versatile in application. Broadly denoting birthplace and belonging, ngurra can refer to a Read more…
Minyipuru (Jakulyukulyu, Seven Sisters) “I paint the Seven Sisters stories for around Kunawarritji. The sisters came from Roebourne, and they was travelling to Northern Territory side. There was a man trying to get the women- Yurla. He was following them. All them womens [sic] was scared. They been fly to Read more…
Grandmother’s Country “They [a group of women] were sitting down, one rockhole there. All the bushtucker around.” – Sharon Palmer This story is part of a Jukurrpa story passed onto Sharon by her grandmother, Katjarra Butler. The term Jukurrpa is often translated in English as the ‘dreaming’, or ‘dreamtime’. It refers generally to Read more…
Grandmother’s Country “They [a group of women] were sitting down, one rockhole there. All the bushtucker around.” – Sharon Palmer This story is part of a Jukurrpa story passed onto Sharon by her grandmother, Katjarra Butler. The term Jukurrpa is often translated in English as the ‘dreaming’, or ‘dreamtime’. It refers generally to Read more…
Mungili Waterholes and Rock Holes “I was swimming there. Yeah, we go visit them a long time [ago]. We drink it, rain water from the rain. Big waterhole. It’s a fresh water, when the rain comes, fills it up. One for swimming and another rock hole for drinking.” – Marlene Read more…
Mungili Claypan “When I was young, walk around, play around, slide around on the mud. Big one [claypan] and little ones on the side. And the white gums, [where] we would get witchetty grubs” – Marlene Anderson In this work Marlene depicts a claypan located in Mungili, the small outstation Read more…