KASSANDRA SAVAGE | 'Foraging in the Wetlands' | Drypoint etching"My ancestors on my Grandfathers side are Kurtijar people. He is my mothers father and he was born at Normanton and his mother was born on Delta Downs Station. Her totem was the Korrakorr. They are excellent foragers who eat a variety of wetland plants, insects and amphibians. Through researching (and observing) the Karrokorr, I have learnt that they are so skilled that they can forage with their head completely submerge in water. Korrakorr use their

dance and songs

TYPOLOGY AND MEDIUM

technology and most importantly friendship created during the Covid-19 lockdown

The influence from his creative family and employment as the groundsmen introduced him to art making when he undertook an etching workshop at the Art Centre over 3 years ago

"The Sik is one of our traditional island dancing gear used by both men and women

5 (h) x 45

MELISSA STANNARD | ‘Koala Mum and Bub – Phascolartctos Cincereus’ | 2022/23 | Lost wax carved and cast sterling silver brooch with patina | 7 (h) x 7 (w) cm | Gum leaves and nuts on back

"The white cliffs are on the eastern side of Bentinck Island

This unlocked skills

to preserve our ways of hunting and gathering food

'Camped By The River' by Kate Hunter 2024

While they did the hard work of gathering the leaves