Awelye - Dancing Lines Sally-ann-roberts-tag To overcome her initial shyness

To overcome her initial shyness in his company

We were wearing yakapiri [bush used to make sandals to protect feet from the hot ground]

captivating paintings that gain depth when the underlying stories are revealed

including the National Gallery of Australia

a vast saline lake that spans the border of WA and the NT and is located 500 km west-north-west of Alice Springs

Awelye - Dancing Lines Sally-ann-roberts-tag To overcome her initial shyness4 Sisters, Minnie, Galya Emily and Molly painting Awelye Awelye Atnwengerrp the title of the painting refers to significant aspects of the life of the artists Minnie, Molly, Galya and Emily Pwerle . These are bush fruits, body paint, ceremonies, dancing lines and their homeland Atnwengerrp, a region of Utopia, some 250 km north west of Alice Springs in Central Australia. In their paintings, Minnie, Molly, Emily and Galya draw on the same dreamings.