From Fire Life Returns Pegleg Tjampitjinpa The black one is a

The black one is a cave next to it

Image size: 66

Size: 121 x 181

These mythologies form part of the stories that are passed on to the younger Aboriginal boys prior to initiation

approx 530kms west of Alice Springs in Central Australia

From Fire Life Returns Pegleg Tjampitjinpa The black one is aYear: 2025 Size: 106 x 59cm cotton tree, emu feathers, ochre, fire and cotton rag These works are centered around the handmade Cotton Tree fire sticks decorated in ochre and emu feathers. These materials reflect the country I belong to. This can open an interesting conversation about the diversity of Indigenous culture with a connection to people and place. Fire becomes the metaphor in these works as the graphic text speaks to words of encouragement