Eagle’s Nest at Fortesque River
This is the country along the Fortesque River. The waterholes attract many different birds. This painting depicts an eagle flying in to feed it’s chick.
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My Country
The Pilbara is where my ancestors come from. The Yindjibarndi and Ngarluma people. There are many things that inspire me like the red hills and dirt, the many beautiful fresh water swimming holes, the rivers and creeks connected to them and the vibrant colours of the wildflowers that grow across the country side scattered amongst the spinifex and trees.
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Dry River Soaks
These are the dry soaks of my country before the rain comes. Even when the country is dry there is still beauty.
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The Jirda
Sacred ceremonial hill in Yindjibarndi country.
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Wet Season
This painting is inspired by the wet season in the Pilbara which is basically after cyclone season for me when we have plenty of rain filling the rivers and bringing life back to the country.
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Pilbara Hills and Spinifex Country
In our country we have spinifex covered hills of all different shapes and sizes. When driving through country at different times the colours change and some of the hills look like velvet in the evening and morning light.
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Early Morning Mist
The early morning mist over the water is the smoke from the breakfast fires of the Marrga, the creation spirits. According to Yindjibarndi law, in the beginning the sky was very low. When the creation spirits, Marrga, arose from the ground they raised the sky and the world out of the ocean. This creation story is called Ngurru Nyujunnggama, ‘When the World was Soft’. The Marrga gave names and form to the country and then to all the birds and animals. Finally they created the Ngaardangarli, the Aboriginal people.
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Corkbark River Bi-yangarra
This plant is used for burning the bark. During summer it is used alot. by burning the dry bark like a charcoal. Run in your hand and put on the body to keep cool. The flower from this tree is white. When in bloom it reminds us of the white Cockatoo
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Colours of the Pilbara Rocks
The Rock formation is made of many different colours. When the big flood comes, all the rocks and pebbles take shape and the beauty of colours in the country take their place. The colours that we use for Tribal Ceremony are white, yellow, red and black and most of these colours are used from the rocks. The different size and shape rocks are made into bricks.