Aboriginal Art is one of the more ancient traditional arts in the world, going back approximately 50,000 years. In early days, Aboriginals did cave painting, rock painting, and sand or ground painting. The newer generations use acrylic paints on canvas to portray their Dreamtime. These Aboriginal artworks are sought after not only in Australia but worldwide. According to Aboriginal mythology, Dreamtime is the era when the world was dark. There was nothing on earth; the soil was soft. This was when the forefathers sprang up from underneath the soil and started building most of the requirements for their needs and that of future generations. They built mountains, rivers, waterholes, trees, and light gardens.
Dreamtime is not a religion or a culture – it is a way or philosophy of living. Body painting, corroboree, men’s business, women’s business, and other cultural practices are strictly obeyed by the Aboriginal people. Initially a nomadic people, Aboriginals collected their food from nature, by hunting and gathering. However, they never do anything to hoard or spoil the nature of them environment. They honour their ancestral lands and the teachings from those ancestors.
Art has always been a medium to express, communicate, empathize and reciprocate. That is why art is often has the power to move you, resonate and can even be cathartic. What we now perceive as art stems from our own primitive communication formats, especially the native Australian Aboriginals. Their primitive lifestyles have allowed them to successfully hand down this archaic language even to this generation. And this unaltered art, still captures and sparks curiosity in any audience. With every painting comes a new story, a story about the artist, an insight in the simple life, an effortless manifestation of their fears, frustrations and desires.
M&S Textiles have had the privilege to work with these creative artists in making their stories heard. Selecting designs yearly from our artist, is always challenging, with versatility in their art, the colours and more importantly their stories. We, at M&S Textiles, value the artists need and how they want to be perceived. In combining their memorizing with art along with quality fabrics, we are able to immortalize their stories and allow our customers to be voices of the stories that comes from the land under.
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Springtime Family Gathering Emerald Fabric by Heather Kennedy
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Desert Landscape Blue Fabric by Roseanne Ellis
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Women Collecting Bush Food Brown by Christine Doolan Australia
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Corroboree Black by Donna Mcnamara
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Dancing Flowers Black by June Smith
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Caming Ground Noble Gold by Charlie Egan Australia
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Mulaka Hunting Yellow Fabric by Heather Kenedy
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Winter Spirits Yellow Fabric by Faye Oliver
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Wild Bush Tomato & Apple Flame Scarlet Fabric by Christine Doolan
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Bush Spinifex Tango Red Fabric by Geraldine Riley
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Fabric Wild Bush Tomato & Apple Multi by Cristine Doolan Aboriginal
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Fabric Wild Bush Tomato & Apple Black Gold by Cristine Doolan Aboriginal
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Fabric Underground Water Black by Janet Nakamarra Aboriginal
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Fabric Stars in the Sky White by Geraldine Riley Aboriginal
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Fabric Stars in the Sky Purple by Geraldine Riley Aboriginal
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Fabric Stars in the Sky Black by Geraldine Riley Aboriginal
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Fabric Springtime Family Gathering Tan by Heather Kennedy Aboriginal
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Fabric Snake & Goanna Bush Tucker Blue by Wally Evans Aboriginal
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Fabric Lillup Dreaming Green by Karen Bird Aboriginal
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Fabric Kangaroo in the Forest Gold Aboriginal
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Fabric Home Country Gold by Tamara Murray Aboriginal
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Fabric Bush Spinifex Green by Geraldine Riley Aboriginal
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Fabric Popular Bush Tucker Brown Aboriginal
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Fabric Bush Orange Jade Aboriginal
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Fabric Bush Orange Purple Aboriginal
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Fabric Bush Tucker After Rain Yellow Aboriginal
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Fabric Bush Tucker After Rain Purple Aboriginal
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Fabric Bush Worm Brown Aboriginal
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Fabric Bush Worm Blue Aboriginal
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Fabric Kangaroo in the Forest Brown Aboriginal
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