Winter Spirits Purple

The Australian Aboriginal designs are colorful, vibrant and decorative. Aboriginal art is one of the oldest and most traditional art forms in the world. It is believed to be over 50.000 years old and was passed down through cave, rock, sand or earth paintings. Now she has found a new medium - the Aboriginal fabrics. The designs are created by Aboriginal artists and each fabric tells a story from Aboriginal mythology. Many small color dots are often used, the designs are based on familiar wild and animal motifs and usually use a lively color palette.

Dreamtime story for Winter Spirits Purple Design by Faye Oliver:

Faye Oliver is an experienced and established artist. She worked as an assistant art coordinator at Keringke Art Center for about six years. Through her works she strives to create harmony in the community. An expression of modesty is reflected in her work. She believes in trust and peace in the community.

In the dream time, there were not many people or living beings such as animals, birds, etc. Each being understood each other's language and they did not know death. One day, however, a small bird fell from a tree, breaking its neck and paralyzing its body. The older, wise birds and animals announced that the spirits had taken the bird out of the world to create a new bird. Although everyone accepted this idea, they wanted to confirm it by observing the bird. The caterpillars volunteered to do this. The elders ordered the caterpillars to watch the bird from the clouds in the sky during the winter. One beautiful early spring day, the caterpillars transformed into butterflies and returned to camp with beautiful bodies. Since then, the caterpillars spend the winter in cocoons to transform into butterflies - a wonderful gift from nature. In this design, Faye depicted the spirits that watch over the dreamtime creatures from the sky. She also showed the bush and camp in beautiful and vibrant winter colors.