Anwekety (Bush Plum) MK16685 Mitjili Napurrula The run-off from the rains

The run-off from the rains makes a pattern of lines and furrows down the surface of the sandhills

and for her to translate it into paintings provides Angelina with great inspiration

The locations of various waterway and water sources were taught to children from a young age

It is her mother’s story

In this painting Maureen has depicted the country surrounding her homelands at Yuelamu

Anwekety (Bush Plum) MK16685 Mitjili Napurrula The run-off from the rainsYear: 2010 Size: 120 x 120cm acrylic on linen Kathleen artworks depict Anwekety or wild bush plum fruit. The Bush Plum is a small native blackberry which grows on the Conkerberry bush after good rains. It is a prolific native fruit that is full of nutrients and vitamins. The berries are collected by the Anmatyerre women and are an important food source. Kathleen creates her works through building up textured layers of interlacing dots and colour,