Bush Seeds Size:124 x 200 cm Barney Campbell Tjakamarra's artistic journey

Barney Campbell Tjakamarra's artistic journey was deeply intertwined with his cultural heritage and the stories of his ancestors

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telling the story of her Country and its important cultural stories

Rosie Tarku King's story - I was born at a jumu [soak water] called Payinjarra in the Great Sandy Desert

It tells the story of the way in which the female creation ancestors danced all day and night

Bush Seeds Size:124 x 200 cm Barney Campbell Tjakamarra's artistic journeyAs a child, Kathleen travelled around her country with her parents, siblings and extended family according to the seasonal availability of food and water. In doing so she developed a deep understanding and knowledge of the land, both physically and spatially. My Country Bush Seeds depicts the sandhills, spinifex, water holes, bush seeds and bush flowers of Kathleens traditional country, Atnangkere and details the land traversed by Arnkerrthe during