Strength

Strength
2024
acrylic on canvas
40 x 50cm
Painted is a Shadow Box, a make up of boomerangs, spears and a Nulla Nulla. This references pieces of art that are created in memory of loved ones passed on. My first thought when seeing a Shadow Box is of Cherbourg and Murgon, Wakka Wakka Country, and the artists that have created these in the past and still do today. I draw great strength and appreciation from growing up in Murgon, and a lot of what I do is connected back to being surrounded and learning from stories shared while on or from Country there. This work acknowledges all that has been gifted to us by the Ancestors with memory to the lives they lived and the impact they’ve had on the communities they were in. This brings thought to my life and the consideration to the paths I walk or will walk.