My Country, 2016

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

200 x 85 cm

$5,400

Provenance: Palya Proper Fine Art, Alice Springs, NT Cooee Aboriginal Art Gallery, NSW
Artwork story: Atnwelarr, the pencil yam, and Kame, the seed of this plant, are the inspiration of Janet's painting. The Dreamtime stories for both of these belong to Janet's Country Alhalkere in the Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs. The Atnwelarr is a trailing herb or creeper, sometimes covering large areas, with bright green leaves, yellow flowers and long skinny yams (swollen roots). These are an important food source with can be eaten raw or cooked in hot sand and ashes. In the Dreamtime there are two parts to the Kame story, one that belongs to Alhalkere and Atnangkere countries, and the other belongs to Arnumarra country. Two different seeds were born that created two different species of pencil yam; one called Atnwelarr which belongs to Janet's country, and the other called Arlatyeye which belongs to Arnumarra country. The Atnwelarr and Kame stories are very important Dreamtime stories for Janet's country and ceremonies by her people are performed t ensure its productivity as a food source and life form of the ancestors. Janet uses dot work in this painting to represent the Kame and beautiful designs to represent this story.

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b. 1973

synthetic polymer paint on canvas

200 x 85 cm

$5,400

Provenance: Palya Proper Fine Art, Alice Springs, NT Cooee Aboriginal Art Gallery, NSW
Artwork story: Atnwelarr, the pencil yam, and Kame, the seed of this plant, are the inspiration of Janet's painting. The Dreamtime stories for both of these belong to Janet's Country Alhalkere in the Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs. The Atnwelarr is a trailing herb or creeper, sometimes covering large areas, with bright green leaves, yellow flowers and long skinny yams (swollen roots). These are an important food source with can be eaten raw or cooked in hot sand and ashes. In the Dreamtime there are two parts to the Kame story, one that belongs to Alhalkere and Atnangkere countries, and the other belongs to Arnumarra country. Two different seeds were born that created two different species of pencil yam; one called Atnwelarr which belongs to Janet's country, and the other called Arlatyeye which belongs to Arnumarra country. The Atnwelarr and Kame stories are very important Dreamtime stories for Janet's country and ceremonies by her people are performed t ensure its productivity as a food source and life form of the ancestors. Janet uses dot work in this painting to represent the Kame and beautiful designs to represent this story.