Wildflowers and Foxholes, 2008 by Jeannie Nakamarra Daniels, 122x122cm, Cat 13720JD

Wildflowers and Foxholes, 2008 by Jeannie Nakamarra Daniels: A Celebration of Heritage and Nature

"Wildflowers and Foxholes, 2008" by Jeannie Nakamarra Daniels is an exuberant, multi-dimensional artwork created after much-awaited rain in the desert. This vibrant piece overlays black icons representing foxholes over a colourful background of wildflowers. These wildflowers are used in traditional healing and medicine, and the artwork also depicts how father foxes teach their young to hunt, dig holes, and hide.

The site depicted is Tjikrti, a significant location in Jeannie's family's traditional custodial country near Mina Mina in the Tanami Desert, close to the Northern Territory and Western Australia border. This land is also important to her cousin, Dorothy Napangardi.

Jeannie's father, Charlie Jupurrurla Kennedy, taught her the observation and hunting skills mirrored in the father fox's lessons to his young. These skills and stories have been integral to Jeannie's upbringing and are reflected in her art.