Family Tree Andrew tells the story; ‘The tree is the life of a person. Their kids have grown up eating the fruit from the tree and honey from the bottom of the tree. The tree is giving something back to the future. The young people protect the tree, it’s what Read more…
Bloodwood Tree That Bloodwood. When it stops quiet, I always tell the kids not to move, “Something might happen to you mob.” That tree, message for old people, when we got to tell young people not to walking around, they got to listen to us. Not to walk away, not Read more…
This is another one of Phyillis’s Gemerre artwork – The vertical or horizontal lines that feature in Phyllis Thomas’ Gemerre works represent scarification marks made on the body during ceremony. During such ceremonies incisions are made on a participants arm, leg, chest or stomach, ash is rubbed into the incisions to encourage scar tissue Read more…
Stony Creek Rammey Ramsey is a senior Gija man of Joongoora skin, whose ancestral Country lies to the west of Bedford Downs near Elgee Cliffs. Ramsey says: “This is my place called Stony Creek, it is part of Warlawoon Country. They named me Warlawoon for my Country here. There is Read more…
