"Walka Punu Waru" Blown glass vessel, with design painted by Carol Young of Ninuku Arts 

ABOUT THE ARTIST:

Carol Young

Carol Young was born in 1972 in Alice Springs, in the Northern Territory. Like many other Anangu (people of the Pitjantjara lands), Carol remembers spending much of her younger years travelling between communities, particularly Amata and Pipalyatjara. Today, Carol lives in Pipalyatjara and is the primary carer for several of her family members. Carol comes from a strong Anangu family, with both her father and grandmother also being prominent artists. Her father, Stanley Young, aside from being an artist, is also a local elder, lawman, and camel herder. She is also the granddaughter of the late Nyankula Watson, an important Western Desert Painter. Nyankula has passed down both her ‘tjukurpa’ (traditional stories) and unique art style to her granddaughter, which influences all of Carol’s work today. In Anangu culture, stories and painting style are often protected within families, of which only select individuals have permission to continue in their own art practice. Carol uses dot work, with some sweeping brush strokes, to depict these mystical stories of country.

Ninuku Arts

Ninuku Arts is an Indigenous Arts centre located in the remote community of Kalka in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, near the tri-state border of South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Since 2019, Ninuku Arts has collaborated with JamFactory’s Glass Studio to create exquisite handcrafted glass vessels that blend contemporary glassmaking techniques with traditional Indigenous designs.

ABOUT THE 'WALKA WIRU: NINUKU TJUKURPA – LOVELY COUNTRY: NINUKU STORIES' EXHIBITION:

Artists from Ninuku Arts, an Indigenous Arts centre located in the remote community of Kalka in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands, collaborate with JamFactory’s Glass Studio to create unique glass vessels featuring the artists hand painted bold designs.

Presented in conjunction with Chihuly in the Botanic Garden.

PRODUCT DETAILS:

Materials: glass, high-fire enamel
Dimensions: 290 x 210
Catalogue #: 24-285

Due to the handmade nature of the products dimensions may vary on individual pieces.

PLEASE NOTE: THIS PIECE IS ON DISPLAY AS PART OF THE 'WALKA WIRU: NINUKU TJUKURPA – LOVELY COUNTRY: NINUKU STORIES' EXHIBITION 

THE EXHIBITION RUNS UNTIL JANUARY 12th, 2025. ANY SOLD WORK WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION OR DELIVERY MID-LATE JANUARY 2025.

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Handmade in Australia.