‘This is the area based in Murujuga where they will develope the Day Centre and footpath. This is one of the memories I captured in my mind when I visited to survey the land.’ Rodney often paints from his memory, capturing places in their natural state before the are redeveloped. His ability to capture the colours and essence of the Pilbara landscape is incredible.
This is the top area of Satellite Springs. This is the reason the spring runs all year around. Rodney often paints from his memory, capturing places in their natural state before the are redeveloped. His ability to capture the colours and essence of the Pilbara landscape is incredible.
The Sturt Pea has a vibrant red flower. It has a succulent sweet juice that can be eaten. These flowers carpet the Pilbara and defy odds, blooming in the driest of conditions.
The Pilbara is the country where we the Yindjibarndi people live and share many of our Cultural stories and history that have been passed onto us by our ancestors, of how they used to walk through the flat country we call the (Table Lands) visiting family members at nearby stations. Our country has so much to offer. Bush foods and medicine as well as animals such as kangaroo, emu, goanna, and turkey. When the rains come our rivers are full and we all love to go out and spend the day fishing. We are also close to the ocean, so we often go fishing there as well. During the holidays many of our families go bush to enjoy what the country offers the beauty of our country we see through our eyes. Wildflowers bloom as nature takes its course and our country is still full of riches it always gives me joy to be a part of it, we are connected to our land it is a part of who we are.
Springtime is a beautiful blending of colours in our country. After the rain all the wildflowers come up in a pattern like a puzzle. The artist often sponges her background using earthy colours. She painted over this background with her own unique style and bright colours of the yellow wattle. As in much aboriginal art, the artist has represented her country from an aerial perspective.
Springtime is a beautiful blending of colours in our country. After the rain all the wildflowers come up in a pattern like a puzzle. The artist often sponges her background using earthy colours. She painted over this background with her own unique style and bright colours of the yellow wattle. As in much aboriginal art, the artist has represented her country from an aerial perspective.
Pilbara is the country where we the Yindjibarndi people live and share many of our cultural stories and history that have been passed onto us by our ancestors, of how they used to walk through the flat country we call the (Table Lands) visiting family members at nearby stations. Our country has so much to offer. Bush foods and medicine as well as animals like the kangaroo, emu, goanna, and turkey. When the rains come, our rivers are full and we all love to go out and spend the day fishing. We are also close to the ocean, so we often go fishing there as well. During the holidays many of our families go bush to enjoy what the country offers. We see the beauty of our country with our eyes when the wildflowers are blooming. Our country is still full of riches, and it always gives me joy to be a part of it. We are connected to our land; it is a part of who we are.
The Pilbara is a land of many beautiful colours. Its beauty blends into the mother earth and against the red, purple hills in the distance. In time and season, the yellow wattles, mulla mulla and sturt pea bloom and the country comes alive with the wildflowers, watered by the rain and heavy dew during the night. The land and our country also tell a wonderful story about our ancestors. They walked and lived on the land, always gathering food such as fish from the river, hunting kangaroo & emus, tracking goanna and also gathering bush fruits and medicine.
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 colour, and we eat it, or put it into hot water to make it like a toffee. We call it sugar lolly.
This is the story of our ancestors walking on the country many years before us. It is said that you can still still their footprints in the earth.