Wild Tucker White

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 Wild Tucker Design by June Smith:

Bush food (referred to as “bush tucker” in Australia) traditionally refers to any food native to Australia and used as sustenance by the original inhabitants, the Australian Aborigines. For thousands of years, Aboriginal people survived by subsisting on what the land provided, eating well when food was plentiful and conserving it in times of drought. This food is called bush tucker or bush food and is Australia's native food.

June Smith is a well known artist in Santa Teresa, Alice Springs. She was born in Alice Springs in 1960 and studied there. She is the first woman in Santa Teresa to paint on silk.