Everyday Basket Print Size:A0 Portrait (84.1x118.9cm)Story: Youve probably seen those Whats in my bag videos, people showing the little things they carry every day. This piece is my own take on that idea, but told through a different lens. Instead of lip balm and headphones, this basket holds the things we use out bush, the real essentials. Its about the practical side of life on Country, but also the deeper meaning behind it: what we choose to carry, what we need to care for ourselves, and the
they’re held in the things we make and the way we make them
Each line follows the pattern and rhythm of hands working
Bush Cucumbers are one of my favourite things to eat
Knowing when to pick comes from watching
It's one of the best feelings to be out there and wake up to have a cup of tea around the fire
hills or caves and plenty of food
blending contemporary mark-making with traditional storytelling elements to honour this vibrant fruit
On each side is a representation of the two worlds in which I resided during my formative years: an upbringing on the Gold Coast of Queensland with my father's family
Visual Traditions: Celebrating local emerging
songs and stories during ceremony
we walk gently with Kin and Country
Wild Passionfruit grows on a vine
