Jeanette James – Echidna quill and silver earrings Tasmanian artist Westlake believed he had found

Westlake believed he had found the remnants of an extinct race whose culture was akin to the most ancient Stone Age Europeans

techniques and working methods

Melanie Ball 2018

This Catalogue Raisonne comprehensively addresses the many aspects of Bea Maddock‘s work

The inspiration

Jeanette James – Echidna quill and silver earrings Tasmanian artist Westlake believed he had foundTasmanian Aboriginal woman Aunty Jeanette James learnt the cultural tradition of stringing shells from her mother Auntie Corrie Fullard. Aunty Jeanette has a permit to collect the Echidna quills from roadkill. Earrings approximately 50mm long. Made in Tasmania. Stand for display purposes only.