Emerging Women

In this painting Deannie has depicted her country. This painting depicts the Kapi Tjukurrpa (Water Dreaming) at Kalipinypa, North-east of Kintore. The painting tells the story of the rain and hail making ceremony for the site of Kalipinypa. Ancestral forces are invoked to bring on a powerful storm with lightning, thunderclouds and rain sending a deluge to rejuvenate the earth, filling the rock holes, clay pans and creeks and creating new life and growth upon the land. Today the custodians of this important Water Dreaming site celebrate its stories in ceremonies.

In this painting Deannie has depicted her country. This painting depicts the Kapi Tjukurrpa (Water Dreaming) at Kalipinypa, North-east of Kintore. The painting tells the story of the rain and hail making ceremony for the site of Kalipinypa. Ancestral forces are invoked to bring on a powerful storm with lightning, thunderclouds and rain sending a deluge to rejuvenate the earth, filling the rock holes, clay pans and creeks and creating new life and growth upon the land. Today the custodians of this important Water Dreaming site celebrate its stories in ceremonies.

Melinda has used the wild flowers that grow in the Central desert country as an inspiration for this painting.

Linda has painted this lake South-West of Kintore. This story was passed on to her by Naputa Nangala Tjukurai who is the sister of Linda's step-father, who passed the story onto her. The circles represent rock holes. The joined together 'U'shapes represent the women collecting water from the lake. Linda has also painted women dancing and women and children sitting around the water hole. The wavy lines at each end of the painting represent the mountain ranges surrounding the Lake McDonald.

Leonie is telling the story of the lungkata or one of the many lizards (may refer to the Blue Tongue Lizard which has a vivid blue tongue). Some lizards are said to cause death

Ena has represented puuli (hills) around Lupul in the Kintore region of the Northern Territory. The Tjukurrpa or dreaming associated with this sighttells of the rainbow serpent travelling across the country, bringing with it a great electrical storm which created the ancestral land. This story was passed to her by her father Long Tom Tjapanangka, who also painted this story.

Ena has represented puuli (hills) around Lupul in the Kintore region of the Northern Territory. The Tjukurrpa or dreaming associated with this sighttells of the rainbow serpent travelling across the country, bringing with it a great electrical storm which created the ancestral land. This story was passed to her by her father Long Tom Tjapanangka, who also painted this story.

In this Painting Rosena has depicted a story from her country Kumunmata, near Napairi. In this story, two women are collecting Bush Tucker and performing ceremonies as they travelled around Kunmunmata.

This painting tells one of the of many water dreamings from the Papunya area. The circles represent important water or rock hole sites. This work depicts elements of a storm - wind, rain, thunderclouds and lightning. It also represent rain and water flowing from the waterholes and flooding the usually dry creek beds.

This painting tells one of many water dreamings from the Papunya area. The circles represent important water or rock hole sites. The background design symbolises the landscape after the rains when the earth has been replenished with new growth. The rock holes collect the water during the rains. Knowledge of where to find water is handed down from generation to generation to ensure survival in the desert. This work represents the elements of a storm - wind, rain, thunderclouds and lightning. It also tells the story of rain and water flowing from the waterholes and flooding the usually dry creek beds. If present, the U shapes are the women sitting around the rock holes.

This painting tells one of many water dreamings from the Papunya area. The circles represent important water or rock hole sites. The background design symbolises the landscape after the rains when the earth has been replenished with new growth. The rock holes collect the water during the rains. Knowledge of where to find water is handed down from generation to generation to ensure survival in the desert. This work represents the elements of a storm - wind, rain, thunderclouds and lightning. It also tells the story of rain and water flowing from the waterholes and flooding the usually dry creek beds.The U shapes are the women sitting around the rock holes.

This painting tells one of many water dreamings from the Papunya area. The circles represent important water or rock hole sites. The background design symbolises the landscape after the rains when the earth has been replenished with new growth. The rock holes collect the water during the rains. Knowledge of where to find water is handed down from generation to generation to ensure survival in the desert. This work represents the elements of a storm - wind, rain, thunderclouds and lightning. It also tells the story of rain and water flowing from the waterholes and flooding the usually dry creek beds. If present, the U shapes are the women sitting around the rock holes.

Christelda has depicted her grandmother's story of Payanya, between Kintore and Tjukala. The centre circle/s represent rockhole/s. The outer boarder represents Puli (hills) and the dots represent Kapi (water).