Tumbinyeri – A Connection to Life: Exhibition @ Sofitel Melbourne on Collins

When I listen quietly I can hear the beat of my heart, I close my eyes, I imagine the blood rushing through my veins, keeping me alive. I am reminded that the Murrundi (river), Ruwe (land) and connection to Country also sustains me, keeping me alive. Everything must remain in balance to flourish. My Miwi (spirit) is connected to these lands. They are in all I see and feel, woven so lightly together, the knowledge, understanding and wisdom is flowing like our waterways, sometimes fast, sometimes a slow trickle but the connection is never broken. Lakun (weaving) is my way of seeing it and my knowing, shared with me by my elders.

Giclee Print is an unframed paper print on 210GSM paper with a white border (roughly 20mm) that comes rolled in a tube

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The Coorong (kurrangk) is my Grandmothers Country, A place where I feel my deepest connection to Country, where my Elders guide me and share with me their knowledge about our lands and the way we need to listen to them. The lakes and waterways of the rivers have enabled us to sustain our traditional practices, Aunties still harvest from the land - collecting the sedges and reeds, ensuring there is enough left for the years to follow, sharing the practices together on how to dry, process and then stitch. We look to nature to follow the seasons, to the plants and animals to tell us what to do next and we listen intently to the knowledge keepers who generously teach younger generations our traditional ways, they constantly remind us everything is connected.

Giclee Print is an unframed paper print on 210GSM paper with a white border (roughly 20mm) that comes rolled in a tube

Disclaimer: This is a printed product – no framing included. The image/photographs are a representation of the final product and may vary slightly.

My heart is woven together, just like the stitches in my weave, all the black, white and grey and the shades in between. I have many layers as a woman, a mother, a wife and friend and everything is connected from my hand to my heart. The little willy wagtail, the messenger bird, a constant reminder that there are two sides of the story to be told, threads woven together by those telling the tale. I listen intently to those messages and I must unravel the weave and decide which thread to stitch into my life and which threads to discard, and so I stitch new layers and I continue to grow, weaving my own story.

Giclee Print is an unframed paper print on 210GSM paper with a white border (roughly 20mm) that comes rolled in a tube

Disclaimer: This is a printed product – no framing included. The image/photographs are a representation of the final product and may vary slightly.

Eyes downcast slowly searching along the shoreline to find the small feathers of the No:ri. The women collected these white feathers, cleaned them and dried them until the were light and fluffy, then they carefully used them to create feather flowers. These feather flowers were then traded and sold to help the women bring income or food in for their families in the early days. I have been in awe of these majestic birds, skilled at fishing and thriving on our waterways. The skill of featherflowers is a family storyline which has now been passed to me by Aunty Glenda Nicholls. I collect feathers on my travel and use them to create feather flowers for adornments, keeping a skill alive for another generation. Whenever I see a No:ri I think of those women who gathered together to provide for their families

Giclee Print is an unframed paper print on 210GSM paper with a white border (roughly 20mm) that comes rolled in a tube

Disclaimer: This is a printed product – no framing included. The image/photographs are a representation of the final product and may vary slightly.

16” square print

She rises above the mountain to shine down with the stars, our mother is the strength within us all.

All prints are produced on high quality, 210 GSM SIHL Premium Art paper and include a white border (roughly 25mm).

Disclaimer: This is a printed product – no framing included. The image/photographs are a representation of the final product and may vary slightly.

16”square print

Passed down by weary hands the weave will continue to grow, let it pull you in and stich you with the knowledge of the coil, you are a part of the story.

All prints are produced on high quality, 210 GSM SIHL Premium Art paper and include a white border (roughly 25mm).

Disclaimer: This is a printed product – no framing included. The image/photographs are a representation of the final product and may vary slightly.

16” square print

The seed pod, the potential for growth and new life, we all start with a single seed. A sprout in nature, we all take our own shape. We produce our own way to bloom.

16 “ square print

A mother’s love washes over her sons, she rides the tides as waves ebb and flow. As her sons grow, she watches them from the shore, as they make their own voyages in life. She will always be their safe port whenever stormy seas rise up.

All prints are produced on high quality, 210 GSM SIHL Premium Art paper and include a white border (roughly 25mm).

Disclaimer: This is a printed product – no framing included. The image/photographs are a representation of the final product and may vary slightly.

16 “ square print

Connected by home and heart, they share the path together, their relationship grows over time as does the connection to each other.

All prints are produced on high quality, 210 GSM SIHL Premium Art paper and include a white border (roughly 25mm).

Disclaimer: This is a printed product – no framing included. The image/photographs are a representation of the final product and may vary slightly.

Signed Limited Edition Print - Square

The maternal spirit, she shines from above during dark times, reminding us of our inner strength. There is softness to her glow, a quiet knowing as she holds space and time for us. We face darkness with the comfort of her light.