Shirley Collins 'Shield'

Shirley Collins 'Shield'Shirley Collins 'Shield', 2024 Air dried clay pendant with feathers on cotton, free size length Pendant dimensions 13. 5 x 5cm Each piece in the Yumala Jewellery collection is meticulously designed by Shirley using air dried clay and hand painted with acrylics. Her contemporary Aboriginal art style shines through in every cut out and detail, creating truly one of a kind pieces. Exhibited in 'The Summer Show' exhibition @ UMI Arts Gallery, November

I remember as a child listening to the stories how my family would make fish traps to catch fish and they would share their catch with other members of family

crush them and place them in the river to attract sharks

Also different shapes were used to collect seeds/ seasonal plants and it had a variety of other uses

Saratoga Pearl Lugger 2017 (WillKel2

In the 1980s Roma Kelly told linguist Nicholas Evans about the brutal massacre led by McKenzie in 1918 at Rukuthi

always busy working for something greater than themselves

of the spinifex on Country and the colours of the dry harsh lands

When we drive to Normanton and Kowanyama I often see them along the road

I chose this title for two reasons

Wanda Gibson 'Fish Trap'

Michelle Yeatman 'Charcoal IV - V' 2024

Hip hop has been growing in popularity in Australia for over fifteen years