SHERYL J BURCHILL | 'Xmas Bauble (7)' | Hand-painted Burnie BeanThese painted Burnie Beans by Sheryl J. Burchill are collected from Kuku Yalanji Country, between madja (rainforest) and jalun (sea) where they are cleaned, prepared and hand painted. Hand made with love, they are the perfect grounding gifts for use as place settings, decorations, paperweights and keepsakes. Burnie Beans were traditionally used by Kuku Yalanji karrkay karrkay (children), pronounced garrd gay garrd gay, by warming two natural beans

Dogai is a woman witch

First  time he said

Matrix 30 x 22 cm

I have worked at our Art Centre since 2010

filling up the lagoons and seagrass beds around the surrounding reefs of our island's beaches and mangroves

or taking in the forest through our senses

merged with embroidery to create light weight wearable art

will continue to the next generation

promotes and advocates for remote Queensland art centres

Painting and Printing

pen and ink on archival paper

The fences and the cane farmer stop us from going on the land to go to the fishing spots