Kilkayi Barramundi Dreaming Three women trying to trap Dayiwul the great barramundi with spinifex nets. This is a traditional method of fishing where by nyiyirriny (river spinifex) is rolled and placed in the water forming a kind of net. Dayiwul was too clever for the women and jumped over the barrier they Read more…
Bow River Country, Kathy Ramsay This is Bow River County. My family has a strong history of this place. My grandfather Timmy Timms (Snr) named the dams here redrock damn, and the redrock itself called redrock and the damn near the hill is called marringarnji dam, meaning where dingos come Read more…
Barnungung (Night Owl) by Mabel Juli In the Ngarrangkarni (Dreaming) a number of birds came from Rhadigan Yard way to Turkey Creek to look for some fish. There was a crane, ibis, duck, pelican, jabiru and a night owl. While Barnungung, the night owl was tightening his spearhead, Ginyan the Read more…
OLD TEXAS/NEW TEXAS (Bullungard country) – Mark Nodea The painting I do is all about my mother’s country, Texas Downs Station – there’s Old Texas and New Texas, which is the one still standing today. Ballangara is the name of country, the place goes back a long way, from early Read more…
Garn’giny Ngarranggarni – Mabel Juli Well this the dreamtime story about Wardal and Garn’giny (star and moon). That’s what my mother and dad told me about that Dreamtime thing. “Garn’giny ngelmang roord-ngarri nginji. The moon sits in the east. Wardal dal gerloorr ngarrgalen. The star sits on top of the Read more…
Balanak Country- Old Texas Down Station by Mark Nodea This is my Mothers’ Country. My mother was born and grew up this country, with her father & mother.Also back way back from her great grandparents
My Grandmothers Cave I went to this Cave when I was a young boy. My grandmother took me here and this painting is the story of her and her mother and father travelling through the Bungle Bungles, the Jalaloo area, Blue Hole near the limestones. They camped and did art Read more…
Kilkayi Barramundi Dreaming Three women trying to trap Dayiwul the great barramundi with spinifex nets. This is a traditional method of fishing where by nyiyirriny (river spinifex) is rolled and placed in the water forming a kind of net. Dayiwul was too clever for the women and jumped over the barrier they Read more…