ELVERINA JOHNSON | 'Reef' | 2025 | Painted buoy using acrylic paint My Grandpa Body Paint would jump into the water

would jump into the water to retrieve the animal

the air was silent and still

Kala Lagaw Ya translation by Alick Tipoti

Artist John Williams (Born in 1958) a Lardil speaking Birri Country man said "This is the body paint up design for my totem

and the inhabitants of that environment

ELVERINA JOHNSON | 'Reef' | 2025 | Painted buoy using acrylic paint My Grandpa Body Paint would jump into the waterThis one is called Reef. It's all about growing up in Yarrabah, where the sea was a big part of our everyday life. The sea provided food for our families and taught us about Country and the different seasons. This one really reflects those memories and my connection to the ocean. ELVERINA JOHNSON 'Reef' 2025 Painted buoy using acrylic paint H 41cm x W 114 cm diameter mm