Acrylic on canvas, stretched and ready to hang.

Signed certificate of authenticity.

This work is inspired by my admiration indigenous Australians and their profound relationship and spiritual connection to their land.

As Palyku woman Ambelin Kwaymullina explains:

“For Aboriginal peoples, country is much more than a place. Rock, tree, river, hill, animal, human – all were formed of the same substance by the Ancestors who continue to live in land, water, sky. Country is filled with relations speaking language and following Law, no matter whether the shape of that relation is human, rock, crow, wattle. Country is loved, needed, and cared for, and country loves, needs, and cares for her peoples in turn. Country is family, culture, identity. Country is self.”

Our indigenous women are our true Australian Goddesses. The Bundjalung people are the original custodians of the northern coastal area of NSW. The Arakwal of Byron Bay count themselves as one of the Bundjalung peoples.