We’ve got some amazing new fabrics from Ikuntji Artists and wanted to do a little blog post introducing you to them. Ikuntji Artists is a not for profit and completely member-based Aboriginal art centre. Situated in the community of Haasts Bluff (Ikuntji) with a population of around 150 people. Ikuntji has a board of seven Indigenous directors who all live and work locally.

You can find out more about them at www.ikuntji.com.au

We’ve now got a little range of their beautiful fabrics available by the metre online and in store!

PULI PULI BY KETURAH ZIMRAN

This design by Keturah Zimran depicts the natural rock formations (puli) found in and around Haasts Bluff.

WOMEN’S BUSINESS BY MAVIS NAMPITJINPA MARKS

This design by Mavis Nampitjinpa Marks shows the ‘Women’s Business Story’.

WATIYA TJUTA BY MITJILI NAPURRULA

In this design Mitjili Napurrula depicts her fathers Tjukurrpa, the ceremonial spear straightening in Uwalkari country (Gibson desert region). The Watiya Tjuta (Acacia Trees) are the trees that are used to make these spears. Uwalkari country is abundant with Watiya Tjuta, as well as sand hills and other plants. Mitjili paints the motif of the Watiya Tjuta, carrying on the recurring motif as her mother used to draw in the sand. Her mother passed on this Dreaming to her.

KURUYULTU BY EUNICE NAPANANGKA JACK

This design by Eunice Napanangka Jack depicts her father’s Tjukurrpa (Dreaming). It shows the country at Kuruyultu, near Tjukurrla in Western Australia.

ROCKHOLES BY ALICE NAMPITJINPA DIXON

This design by Alice Nampitjinpa Dixon depicts Takupalangu west of Kintore. This is Uta Uta Tjangala’s country, which he has painted throughout his career. Nampitjinpa paints her father’s country of rockholes (puli) and sandhills (tali). There is plenty bushtucker – mangilpa, which are little black seeds around. The road to Kiwirrkurra passes Takupalangu on the side.
Alice describes the big swamp of Takupalangu, in her Fathers country. Takupalangu is filled up with bush vegetables called mungilpa. When Alice was a small girl she travelled this country with her family. Her mother used to collect mungilpa and pummel it into dough which she made into damper. It is also a good place for hunting bush meat as the swamp is surrounded by rock hills.

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WOMEN’S BUSINESS TENCEL LINEN

$3.50 – $80.00

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KURUYULTU COTTON DRILL

$3.50 – $100.00

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ROCKHOLES GREY COTTON DRILL

$3.50 – $90.00

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WATIYA TJUTA COTTON LINEN

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PULI PULI BY KETURAH ZIMRAN COTTON DRILL

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We are back! We hope everyone had a great New Year and holiday period. We’ve been a little quiet on social media as there has been lot’s of things happening behind the scenes that we can’t wait to share with you all soon!

Having said that, we only have the best news ever…(Insert lots of happy GIFs)

After 8 very long years Javed has finally got his PR Visa approved!!! It’s been a very long and tedious journey to get here but it’s finally happened and we couldn’t be happier. Publisher wouldn’t be Publisher without Javed and this means that everyone’s printing still gets done 🙂

More news; if you’re reading this right now then you’re actually on our BRAND NEW WEBSITE! Our new website has a bunch of functionality that we needed in order to keep growing that our previous platform did not have. If you’ve ever been on our previous website on a mobile you would’ve seen how incompatible it was (pictures all over the place, out of proportion pages and don’t even get us started on that footer!!). Our new website will be much more user friendly and functional.

We’re working on some AMAZ-ing new clothes at the moment so stay tuned but for now that’s all from us!

Enjoy the long weekend all.

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