Sugar Leaves

This story is about the sugar that gathers on the leaves of the gum trees at different times of the year.  These are left there by sugar lerps. It’s August and the small birds are flying in and around the gum trees collecting this white sugar from the leaves.  Ants are busy on the ground collecting sugar grains that have fallen to the ground.  In the old days people too would collect this sugar.

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Medium: Painting
850 x 500mm Synthetic Polymer Paint on Canvas
Year: 2023
SKU: 504-23

Description

This story is about the sugar that gathers on the leaves of the gum trees at different times of the year.  These are left there by sugar lerps. It’s August and the small birds are flying in and around the gum trees collecting this white sugar from the leaves.  Ants are busy on the ground collecting sugar grains that have fallen to the ground.  In the old days people too would collect this sugar.

Additional information

Weight 0.8 kg

About Denise Robertson

Denise Napangardi is a Grandmother and Great Grandmother. Her family are deeply contected to Warnayaka Art as far back as the 1980s when Warlpiri here decided to sell art work in the commercial art market space.  Denise has represented the art centre as a cultural knowledge holder in France, Poland and Germany.  She has a big role in Lajamanu as a senior lady.  She also works in Aged Care looking after the very old people in Lajamanu doing meals on wheels.  On fleeting occasions she comes to paint at the art centre.

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