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Lenie Namatjira told us she would be travelling to London with the Namatjira play and the Ngurratjuta Watercolourists will be exhibiting as well

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The Opening of Desert Mob with Chairperson Jane Young

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The Tjanpi Weavers told us about their work for String Theory at the MCA

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Beautiful silk scarves and necklaces in rich desert colours

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Sturt Desert Pea in the Desert Park

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Artists, Tilau Nangala and Doris Bush Nungarrayi at an exhibition opening in Alice

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Triin amongst beautiful silk scarves – difficult to choose!

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Punu coolamon and lizard key rings

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Inspirational Ted Eagan – he told us about his language project and sang for us on his verandah

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Dave and Frances have brought us lots of laughs with their ingenuity, like solving a flat tyre in the bush by filling it with grass to get you home

Di has returned from a trip to the Centre with lots of wonderful new treasures for the gallery adding to our eclectic mix of Indigenous art, artefacts and crafts!

Triin and  Di visited several art centres and met up with artists, administrators and several colourful local characters, as well as enjoying a very inspiring symposium at Desert Mob, with presentations on activities relating to community building, special projects, healing, youth engagement and more.

And then there were new arrivals from other parts such as new stainless steel pieces and Catherine’s finely painted jewellery.

 

 

Desert Trip

Paddy melons introduced to feed the camels

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A very different landscape

New Treasures in the Gallery

New Treasures in the Gallery

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A gift for Yhanni to say thanks for holding the fort at the Gallery

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Emu feathers woven into a Tjanpi basket – stunning!

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Handpainted beads, silk scarves and necklaces created in the desert, matched with pandanus earings from the top end

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Handpainted ceramic cross

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Handpainted ceramics

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We were hoping we wouldn’t experience a flat tyre…. bush mechanics!

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Handpainted ceramics – I returned to Wayne’s stainless steel new arrivals

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A purple Tjanpi dog

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Catherine Liddle’s finely painted gumnut beads

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Handpainted stone rings from Catherine Liddle