This
painting depicts the story of Kungka Kutjara (Two Women). There are many
variations of this significant Dreaming story, but Alison paints two women were
sisters travelling across the desert from Western Australia to South
Australia. The younger sister did not want to go, and wanted to return to
her own country, where there was an abundance of food and water - but the big
sister insisted. They travelled through sandhills and various desert
country, camping as they travelled. When they arrived in South Australia
all the trees were dry, and there wasn't much bush tucker to be found. Life
was very hard. As much as the younger sister wanted to return to where she
was born, she obeyed her older sister, but always yearned for her own
country.