Springtime is a beautiful blending of colours in our country. After the rain all the wild flowers come up in a pattern like a puzzle. The artist often sponges her background using colours which include Red, Pink, Yellow’s and Orange. She painted over this background with her own unique style and bright colours. As in much aborigional art the artist has represented her country from an aerial perspective
This is the old first Police Station and this is where we go now days to camp and take our families. There’s a big connection in this area for our families.
This was called the 45 Old Crossing because back in the day Hamersley Iron had a Rio exploration team that build the camp out there. Now it’s a popular swimming place for Roebourne locals. As a kid this was my memory of what it used to look like after rainy seasons.
My Nanna used to eat the fruit of our wild passionfruit. One time when we went out bush she showed us all the fruit and native foods, where we can find water and what native plants are sweet to eat
This painting shows the many waterholes you find in the Pilbara region. Some are well known, others are hidden amongst the hills.
My Country has many beautiful wildflowers. They inspire my paintings
When I go out bush with my family my kids love to go fishing. In our fresh water pools we catch fresh water fish called milinja we cook them on the fire and eat it with damper.
We have so many wildflowers in the Pilbara in many beautiful colours.
Blue Gum Tree (Ganyji) The Blue Gum Tree, gets its name because of its bluish leaves. In Yindjibarndi language it is called Ganyji, in English, Kanji Bush (Acacia pyrifolia).This painting depicts elements of the bush – its blue leaves and yellow flowers against the red and green of the earth. When the rain comes, or when there has been a heavy dew, the Blue Gum Tree just shimmers in the light. In September, when we are looking for gum from the Blue Gum Tree, we walk through the spinifex country. We pick the gum when it is crystal coloured, and we eat it, or put it into hot water and leave it out in the sun to make it like a toffee. We call it sugar lolly.
The water snake belonging to the Yinjarbarndi people doesn’t like any noise or certain people like strangers from other places and its bad enemy, the plain kangaroo.