Bush tucker by Helen Katatjuna

Description

Artist: Helen Katatjuna

Cat#: 101-24

Size and medium: 28 x 20 cm Painting

Title: Bush tucker

Helen loves to paint bush tucker and all the colours of the desert. Here she has painted seeds and flowers and water holes showing the abundance of food in the desert.

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Helen is a tiny women with a beautiful, big smile and a heart to match. She was born in the bush near Pokara, 30 km north of Titjikala. Her Tjukurrpa is Gecko Dreaming.

Helen is a prolific artists and works in a variety of mediums, including raffia, punu, and painting. She has one son but has brought up many of the young adults in Titjikala today.  She is a community Grandmother,  Auntie and friend to all.