My Mother's Story MK18060 'Defying Convention' | Janelle Stockman Napaltjarri Size: 120 x 178

Size: 120 x 178

Size: 91 x 144cm

The circles represent the rock pools (Puli)

A rain ancestor travelled to the site and unleashed a huge storm

This story tells of the journeys made by ancestors who travelled all over the Warlpiri lands during the Dreamtime

My Mother's Story MK18060 'Defying Convention' | Janelle Stockman Napaltjarri Size: 120 x 178Year: 2014 Size: 122 x 182. 5cm acrylic on linen This painting shows Bettys depiction of the dreamings that have been passed onto her from her late mother, highly acclaimed indigenous artist Minnie Pwerle. The smaller circles represent the bush melons seeds, the melon comes from a small bush approx one metre in height and have a sweet pleasant taste. The concentric circles portray Ntgant or soakage sites where water collects during periods of rain.