AILEEN LONG - WANAKIJI, BUSH TOMATOES

AILEEN LONG
WANAKIJI, BUSH TOMATOES,  2023
31 x 31 x 2 cm
Ceramics - Terracotta
 
REGION
Tartukula Artists
 
PROVENANCE
Barkly Regional Arts, NT Cat No: 23-TA212
Cooee Arts, NSW 
 
STORY
Aileen Long works on terracotta, depicting wanakiji. "This is wanakiji, bush tomatoes. Family, we go around collecting bush tucker, with crow bar. Dig 'em up. We learn from big people, from parents - dad and mum. We grew up on bush food, kanga berry, bush potato, I paint bush tuckers because I like to go out and collect them, sit out with the crowbar and dig the potato. And eat them, it's a nice taste."
 
EXHIBITED
CA Presents Barkly Arts at Affordable Art Fair, June 2023, Randwick Racecourse
 
ARTIST PROFILE
AILEEN LONG