THUNDER POINT MEMORIES

I was asked to create a piece capturing childhood memories of Thunder Point used as a playground. The circular gathering place represents the playground with areas of footprints big and small amongst a pattern representing Country, which represents her as a child and still going back as an adult.

The long lines of plants represent the coastal Pig Face plant that creeps along the land, the leaf represents a place of reflection, deep thoughts and healing whilst connecting with and looking out over the ocean.

The two red swirls represent a couple of near drownings at the places where they occurred, the echidna tracks represent where she released an echidna, the boomerang represents going back to this special place and thinking back to childhood memories and experiences, with the seeds and flowers representing the memories of her and her father revegetating parts of the land there.

Amongst the small rock pools off the coast I have also added the colours of the Blue Ringed Octopus as I was asked to include this in some form. I have also included a couple of midden sites reminding us of the ancient occupation our First Peoples had along our coast.

101cm X 76cm Acrylic on Canvas