Women Gathering Bush Food Black and White symboling navigation and nighttime travel

symboling navigation and nighttime travel for the peoples of the Central Desert regions of Australia

bringing  movement and discovery

the colour rich and contrasting overlapping circles provides the metaphor for the gentle calm and abundant seasons with the harsh and demanding other seasons all intrinsically connected into life’s cycles

This original painting by Maggie of GleeArt in acrylic dot art style

Women Gathering Bush Food Black and White symboling navigation and nighttime travelWomen are travelling through the desert with their daughters and granddaughters gathering bush foods. They gather Witchetty Grub (anyematy) while still in the root (arwelk), Bush tomato or Desert Raisin (Katyerr) and Honey Ant (Yerramp) while travelling between water holes. Over a gently coloured blended mosaic background sits a traditionally styled dot art acrylic painting in eye catching colour and form from Maggie, of GleeArt's, original painting