Warranha Strong
I pay my respect to elders past and present and acknowledge the traditional owners of this land on which i was born and raised.
I dedicate this special piece to a very strong woman and one of my dearest friends. The strong message in this piece is to share with all, the mothers, the sisters, and the brothers, cousins and our friends that it is not ok for anyone or anything to ever cloud our sunshine. You were born to be strong and proud, to nurture your young, to guide them to stand up for what is right and what is wrong, for them to be the best they can be.
The use of black and white in my painting is strong, very symbolic to myself, it represents my own two cultures coming together. Its capturing your attention in a way, not to distract but to enforce the message I am portraying through colour. The strongly defined main symbols in Aboriginal language represents a child with a mother holding a Coolamon; A traditional Aboriginal carrying vessel with curved sides.
The Coolamon is shaped, like a canoe, it suggests the journey of life. Our mothers gave us life, nurtured us to be strong, and to prepare us for the world ahead. Similarly, to the significance of the Coolamon the journey of life would begin here. The bottom arch shaped symbols represent birthing caves, and the different shaped circles represent watering holes as well as significant meeting places. The large circle image depicts a main meeting place where we all come together. There are important raised ridges in the painting, this indicates the harshness of our land and at times our lives.
Through my art I am strong, I say no to family violence. If I can reach one person with my story of strong today and possibly save a life, knowing that family is for nurture, that violence in any form is not ok because everyone deserves to see their own sun shine. Stand strong. Stand united.
I pay my respect to elders past and present and acknowledge the traditional owners of this land on which i was born and raised.
I dedicate this special piece to a very strong woman and one of my dearest friends. The strong message in this piece is to share with all, the mothers, the sisters, and the brothers, cousins and our friends that it is not ok for anyone or anything to ever cloud our sunshine. You were born to be strong and proud, to nurture your young, to guide them to stand up for what is right and what is wrong, for them to be the best they can be.
The use of black and white in my painting is strong, very symbolic to myself, it represents my own two cultures coming together. Its capturing your attention in a way, not to distract but to enforce the message I am portraying through colour. The strongly defined main symbols in Aboriginal language represents a child with a mother holding a Coolamon; A traditional Aboriginal carrying vessel with curved sides.
The Coolamon is shaped, like a canoe, it suggests the journey of life. Our mothers gave us life, nurtured us to be strong, and to prepare us for the world ahead. Similarly, to the significance of the Coolamon the journey of life would begin here. The bottom arch shaped symbols represent birthing caves, and the different shaped circles represent watering holes as well as significant meeting places. The large circle image depicts a main meeting place where we all come together. There are important raised ridges in the painting, this indicates the harshness of our land and at times our lives.
Through my art I am strong, I say no to family violence. If I can reach one person with my story of strong today and possibly save a life, knowing that family is for nurture, that violence in any form is not ok because everyone deserves to see their own sun shine. Stand strong. Stand united.
I pay my respect to elders past and present and acknowledge the traditional owners of this land on which i was born and raised.
I dedicate this special piece to a very strong woman and one of my dearest friends. The strong message in this piece is to share with all, the mothers, the sisters, and the brothers, cousins and our friends that it is not ok for anyone or anything to ever cloud our sunshine. You were born to be strong and proud, to nurture your young, to guide them to stand up for what is right and what is wrong, for them to be the best they can be.
The use of black and white in my painting is strong, very symbolic to myself, it represents my own two cultures coming together. Its capturing your attention in a way, not to distract but to enforce the message I am portraying through colour. The strongly defined main symbols in Aboriginal language represents a child with a mother holding a Coolamon; A traditional Aboriginal carrying vessel with curved sides.
The Coolamon is shaped, like a canoe, it suggests the journey of life. Our mothers gave us life, nurtured us to be strong, and to prepare us for the world ahead. Similarly, to the significance of the Coolamon the journey of life would begin here. The bottom arch shaped symbols represent birthing caves, and the different shaped circles represent watering holes as well as significant meeting places. The large circle image depicts a main meeting place where we all come together. There are important raised ridges in the painting, this indicates the harshness of our land and at times our lives.
Through my art I am strong, I say no to family violence. If I can reach one person with my story of strong today and possibly save a life, knowing that family is for nurture, that violence in any form is not ok because everyone deserves to see their own sun shine. Stand strong. Stand united.
