Kimberley WA Aboriginal Bush Arts
IMPORTANT TO NOTE:
For ages 16 to adult, with a BEGINNER skill level
Venue is BELLINGEN HIGH SCHOOL (mobility aid accessible)
Course runs for 5 FULL-DAYS - Monday to Friday 9am until 4pm
This course has an extra materials cost of $100
Need an NDIS invoice? Call Nicole on 0419 379 146 during business hours BEFORE booking.
Aboriginal Kimberley Bush Arts is a course designed to teach the making of bush medijins and medijin scarves in our Aboriginal two way.
We teach people how to look, listen and learn about Country in the Aboriginal way and to access the collective memories that they may have covered over with regard to health and wellbeing.
IMPORTANT TO NOTE:
For ages 16 to adult, with a BEGINNER skill level
Venue is BELLINGEN HIGH SCHOOL (mobility aid accessible)
Course runs for 5 FULL-DAYS - Monday to Friday 9am until 4pm
This course has an extra materials cost of $100
Need an NDIS invoice? Call Nicole on 0419 379 146 during business hours BEFORE booking.
Aboriginal Kimberley Bush Arts is a course designed to teach the making of bush medijins and medijin scarves in our Aboriginal two way.
We teach people how to look, listen and learn about Country in the Aboriginal way and to access the collective memories that they may have covered over with regard to health and wellbeing.
IMPORTANT TO NOTE:
For ages 16 to adult, with a BEGINNER skill level
Venue is BELLINGEN HIGH SCHOOL (mobility aid accessible)
Course runs for 5 FULL-DAYS - Monday to Friday 9am until 4pm
This course has an extra materials cost of $100
Need an NDIS invoice? Call Nicole on 0419 379 146 during business hours BEFORE booking.
Aboriginal Kimberley Bush Arts is a course designed to teach the making of bush medijins and medijin scarves in our Aboriginal two way.
We teach people how to look, listen and learn about Country in the Aboriginal way and to access the collective memories that they may have covered over with regard to health and wellbeing.
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YOUR COURSE TUTORS
Diane Chungal & Cherry Smiler
Diane is a Bunuba woman from the remote Martuwarra Fitzroy River community of Bungardi 10 km out of Fitzroy Crossing.
She was taught bush medijin and dyes from her mother and grandmother (just as they learned from their grandmothers) – and continues to teach her own grandchildren and others today.
She is well known for her skill as a language teacher, singer and bush medijin business owner.
Cherry is a Gooniyandi/Martu woman from the remote Mayada Margaret River community of Muludja 35 km out of Fitzroy Crossing.
She is a prolific textile artist – skilled in bush dyes, lino prints and textile design.
She also learned bush medijin from her old people – and continues making for the community today.
As it is wet season in January, if a tutor cannot attend, Helen Malo (on the left of the photo) from Muludja Community will come and teach.
Tutors will be supported by apprentice Kirsten Smith.
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We teach how to identify, harvest, process and make smoking, rubbing and drinking medijins - and to put the medijin colours of Country onto scarves so you can wear Country when you are away from Country.
We capture language and culture during the course so everyone can have a booklet to take away and continue their life long learning.
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Please bring the following on your first day of class:
Paper & Pen
Closed toed shoes
This class has an extra materials cost of $100, which is payable directly to the tutor.
Once you book your ticket, the tutor will be in touch to arrange payment.
Cost includes:
Silk scarves x 3
Mordants
String
Rubber bands
Medijin ingredients:
Olive oil
Auntie Dianne's medicinal beeswax from Yawuru Country
Soap base
Extra silk scarves and medijins will be available for purchase.
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No experience required.
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NOTE: THIS IS A PLAN ONLY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE
DAY ONE
Welcome/Acknowledgement to Country
Yarnup & Bush tea tasting
Getting to know each other
Getting to know Country walk
Harvesting
Learning about medijins and dyes
DAY TWO
Harvesting
Processing materials
Making incense
Making dyes
Medijin scarf
DAY THREE
Making antiseptic soap
Making Medijin scarf
DAY FOUR
Making rubbing medijin
Making teas
Making Medijin scarf
DAY FIVE
Labelling
Culture Capture
