Sisters at Watarru Fabric - Red and Dark Grey on Mushroom (Linen) 50cm

Sisters at Watarru Fabric - Red and Dark Grey on Mushroom (Linen) 50cmIn this design, Noreen Dixon depicts the story of two female ancestors, sisters, in the Watarru area in South Australia. These sisters are fleeing a man who is pursuing them, hiding in rockholes and caves amid the sandy desert plains. The hypnotising background patterns of lines and dots represent the vast sands of the desert. The younger sister is pregnant; this is indicated by the large symbol of concentric circles, which is the design painted onto

She paints her country

which depicts her grandmother's Country - Dalhousie Hot Springs in Witjira NP

Kakalyalya and Walawurru - birds of the Western Desert

She began painting this story in 2017 after Old Lady Morton passed away

‘Bushfire’

this brings many direct benefits to the artists’ and their community

A 1970s-style oversized maxi dress - a statement piece for occasions worth dressing for

This fabric shows all the different bush foods that Joyce was taught by the old ladies to find

bush tucker abundant and people taking advantage of all the joys that water brings

Care: Cold gentle machine wash

The tali tali are a short walk from where the family lived and the children of Joe grew up

or dressed up with a tie