Blue Tree - Shirley Anne Malo Jilarndi, 2024 Coolamon

Blue Tree - Shirley Anne Malo Jilarndi, 2024 CoolamonSo this is about the blue tree. When you go along the highway and you got all them blue trees. It represents our children who we lose to suicide. We're trying to teach them about the blue tree and trying to save their lives. Up the top are the stars that shine from heaven. We have the body down here and the spirit goes up to heaven. Keep the kids thinking "What's that tree about?" Its about suicide, so they know about it and stop doing it. Shirley

I paint the seed collecting because I take my children out to collect the seeds when they are ready

"Was when I was about 20 I think

Hand-carved by Elton Samson

I will get to the main one

THIS PAINTING IS ALL ABOUT FLOWERS THAT GROWS OUT IN THE BUSH MY MOTHER AND FATHER COUNTRY

80 x 100cm

this painting is for the lake side

We been walk all around

Water turkey

don't know the month or year when your out in the bush

Lukarrarra (a type of spinifex grass)

these grow on trees