Grandmothers Country – Michelle Possum Nungurrayi

Michelle has painted ‘Grandmothers Country’

This very colourful piece by Michelle depicts Bush Tucker and Love story showing plants, fruits, seeds and grasses. Also shown are where many of the woman would meet after gathering these edible plants, which flourish after heavy rains. The “U” shape is where the women have sat in the sand – their bodies painted up for ceremony, and they are singing.

This painting also represents different seasons, and stages of the ripeness of the fruits, leaves and seeds. The women regularly travel to these sites to perform ceremonies so as to keep their Ancestors spirits, energy and fertility in this region happy and alive.

Michelle’s dreaming’s include worm dreaming, bush coconut, black seed, Exploding seed pots, Women’s stories, Body paint, and Body Ceremony from the Mt Allen area.