Juluwarlu - Screen Printed Tea Towel (m/jul012)

Tea towel featuring artwork by Jane Cheedy based on the original "Midirra" (Bush Potato).

MATERIALS: Screen printed on 100% Linen

DIMENSIONS: 70cm x 50cm.

CARE INSTRUCTIONS: Cold machine wash, do not dry clean, do not iron printed area.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Juluwarlu Art Group is a collective of Yindjibarndi artists who celebrate Yindjibarndi Country, culture and language through a diverse range of artistic practices. The collective is based in Ieramagadu (Roebourne), a town of approximately 900 people which is located in the remote north-western Pilbara region of Western Australia, while the ancestral homeland of the artists, Yindjibarndi Country, surrounds the nearby Millstream Tablelands and Fortescue River area.

Jane Cheedy is a respected Yindjibarndi Elder, cultural custodian, linguist, and artist. Jane is the daughter of Yindjibarndi teacher and Elder, Ned Mayaringburngu Cheedy, and renowned Yindjibarndi plant specialist, Cherry Cheedy, and is the younger sister of fellow Juluwarlu artist Barngyi (Pansy) Cheedy. Born at Roebourne District Hospital, Jane grew up on the Roebourne Reserve and went to high school in Perth.

Jane is dedicated to preserving and sharing the Yindjibarndi language, and has worked for many years as a Yindjibarndi language teacher at Wickham District High School and Roebourne Primary School, and as an Aboriginal education officer at Roebourne District High School.

Jane began working with Juluwarlu Art Group in 2017 and has become known for her carved Yarranga Marni boards and scratchboards, as well as for her acrylic paintings on canvas and embroidered works. Jane’s artworks often feature written Yindjibarndi text, oral recordings of songs, and depictions of Yindjibarndi plants, animals and important sites.

This item is available in Store at Midland Junction Arts Centre and at Mundaring Arts Centre.