Connie Rovina, Bush Stories III

Connie Rovina, Bush Stories IIIAcrylic on canvas, framed, 2025 32. 5 x 44. 5 x 3. 5cm, with frame (canvas 28. 5 x 35 cm) I found inspiration for this collection of nine small canvases in bush food, animals, and plants. Throughout the process, my thoughts and memories connected to my learning and listening to stories about my people's relationship with the land and nature. I preserve these memories and stories through my art, celebrating and honouring my culture, respect, language,

and spiritual acknowledgment between coastal and inland peoples

Occasionally

I glance at them on the side of the road

Life's challenges are a little easier to navigate when you have someone by your side

Mining Country (AseS1

and respected

people from Saibai moved to Cape York in search of a better future

Gifted with the "Emu" dreaming by her ancestral grandmother

Acrylic on canvas in frame

Priscilla Major (Shark Lily - The White One)

Never underestimate the power of love and support from family  and friends and the healing it can bring

- The didgeridoo form honours the history of music