Description

55.9cm x 91.4cm: acrylic on canvas

Artwork is sold unstretched

Carol Giles

Carol is an emerging artist, currently living in Tjukurla. Carol’s mother’s place is Pilge and her father’s country is between Kurlkurta and south-west of Kurlkurta. Carol draws upon her strong knowledge of Tjukurpa and her mother and father’s country whilst painting. As a child, Carol was taken to Warburton mission with her family and later they walked to Docker River.

Ngayaku Ngurra Wilurrara

This is my country, northwest of Tjukurla. It’s a very important place, ngurra pulkana. This dreaming near Kulkurta. It’s about ladies at that place. I got these freckles and spots on my body. That’s the Tjukurrpa (Dreaming). Ladies walking around in the bush, collecting little black berries. I was walking all round there as a young girl, getting that bush food. And now I’m painting the kapi (waterhole) and landscape there.