SHERYL J BURCHILL | 'Xmas Bauble (9)' | Hand-painted Burnie Bean PORMPURAAW and also by her Grandmother

and also by her Grandmother – an accomplished potter back in Japan

BRIAN ROBINSON | 'Ilan mask II' | 2011 | Linocut print | 605mm x 800mm

Ink type: Heidelberg black (Pantone)

That shade was a cultural classroom where oral history and stories related to Yarrabah were talked about and handed down through the generations

insects and amphibians

SHERYL J BURCHILL | 'Xmas Bauble (9)' | Hand-painted Burnie Bean PORMPURAAW and also by her GrandmotherThese painted Burnie Beans by Sheryl J. Burchill are collected from Kuku Yalanji Country, between madja (rainforest) and jalun (sea) where they are cleaned, prepared and hand painted. Hand made with love, they are the perfect grounding gifts for use as place settings, decorations, paperweights and keepsakes. Burnie Beans were traditionally used by Kuku Yalanji karrkay karrkay (children), pronounced garrd gay garrd gay, by warming two natural beans