Sabrina Spencer b. 1974
Dry Bush Medicine and Dry Waterholes by Sabrina Spencer, 2021
69 x 94 cm
27 1/8 x 37 1/8 inches
27 1/8 x 37 1/8 inches
acrylic on canvas
TIAA-SS202152
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Sabrina paints a Bush Medicine design and depicts a deeply significant aspect of life for Indigenous people of the arid desert regions. Painting these designs is a way to pay...
Sabrina paints a Bush
Medicine design and depicts a deeply significant aspect of life for Indigenous
people of the arid desert regions. Painting these designs is a way to pay
homage to the spirit of the healing plants. Traditionally, the leaves or
flowers of medicinal plants are collected by women and left to dry out in the
sun. They can then be used in a variety of ways, often crushed into a fine
powder, mixed with animal fats to make a topical balm or paste. Sabrina depicts
the story using a reduced or monochromatic palette, and a fine, meticulous dotting
style that is typical of artists from Willowra.
Medicine design and depicts a deeply significant aspect of life for Indigenous
people of the arid desert regions. Painting these designs is a way to pay
homage to the spirit of the healing plants. Traditionally, the leaves or
flowers of medicinal plants are collected by women and left to dry out in the
sun. They can then be used in a variety of ways, often crushed into a fine
powder, mixed with animal fats to make a topical balm or paste. Sabrina depicts
the story using a reduced or monochromatic palette, and a fine, meticulous dotting
style that is typical of artists from Willowra.
