Louise McMillan b. 1993
19 3/4 x 23 5/8 inches
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.