Louise McMillan b. 1993
Sugarbag by Louise McMillan, 2023
50 x 60 cm
19 3/4 x 23 5/8 inches
19 3/4 x 23 5/8 inches
acrylic on canvas
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Louise McMillan is an Arrernte woman from the community of Ltyentye Apurte, or Santa Teresa in the Northern Territory, about 80km south-east of Alice Springs. Her younger sister is Rosina...
Louise McMillan is an
Arrernte woman from the community of Ltyentye Apurte, or Santa Teresa in
the Northern Territory, about 80km south-east of Alice Springs. Her younger
sister is Rosina McMillan who is also an artist, and they often sit and paint
together. Louise has a fine dotting technique that she learned at Santa Teresa
School as a young girl. Here, Louise paints a sweet bush tucker treat of Sugarbag, which is the honey produced by native stingless bees. Sugarbag also has medicinical qualities similar to manuka honey.
