This is NAIDOC Week (National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee), an Australian observance from the first to second Sunday in July each year.
As NAIDOC Week celebrates history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, it seemed a good time for a return showing of my treasured painting 'Bush Medicine' by Jeannie Petyarre, an Anmatyerre woman from the Utopia Region in Central Australia.
Born c. 1950, Jeannie comes from a famous family of artists, including Kathleen, Violet, and Ada Bird Petyarre, and her aunt Emily Kame Kngwarreye.
Jeannie was encouraged to paint her family's Dreaming stories and paints representations of traditional plants that her people collect for food and medicinal purposes. In particular she represents Bush Yam and Bush Medicine leaves. She also depicts the Awelye ceremonies in which the women participate to pay homage to their ancestors.
Jeannie Petyarre is represented in the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, State Galleries, and has exhibited around the world.
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| Jeannie Petyarre with one of her paintings. |
We have had a lot of rain lately, and the Red Cardinal Garden of Neglect is grateful.
The pink rose has flourished like never before...
Brisbane seems to have managed to dodge another Covid outbreak (fingers and toes crossed), while poor Sydney is having an awful time of it with the Delta variant. So sad we cannot have a visit from our darling twins this week.
The beautiful exhibition from the New York Met (last post) continues to attract big crowds. The Gift Shoppe is fantastic, and I bought this attractive green trinket box, as a special memento.
It fits in with my current whim, Chateau Chic, inspired by binge watching Escape to the Chateau during lockdowns...
Anybody else out there keen on Dick and Angel and their French Chateau?
My sister and I found this Art Nouveau settee at the Antique Centre - so cheap, it had to come home to fit in this lonely nook in our sitting room..
Eventually I will choose a fabric and have it recovered...
We are currently caring for an extra collection of plants - our local son and his wife are between houses, and his cactus garden has come to roost on our front deck. It is moments like this I am glad we have a large house:
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| Mr. Prickle and Mrs. Prickle |
We bought a little sundial on a recent drive in the country.
Mr Cardinal likes to say it is a bit fast...
The world's most famous 95 year old, H.M. the Queen is looking very happy to be out and about - here at Royal Ascot looking fresh and Spring-like...
A moment later and here she is smiling in Scotland, putting in a four-day week of engagements, accompanied by various family members...And then home to put her feet up? Not a bit of it.
Right on to a four day weekend at the Windsor Horse Show:
Having the best time....
Big smiles while she makes presentations...
The Queen's youngest granddaughter, Lady Louise Windsor, competed in carriage driving. She has inherited Prince Philip's carriage and horses:
She has grown into such a pretty girl, now about 17...
Be good and stay safe
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