Description

This beautiful T-shirt has been screen printed by hand at Ikuntji Artists onto an organic t-shirt (ONNO Ethical t-shirts), and heat set for a lasting, ethical and sustainable piece of wearable art.

Because all of our shirts are printed on site, please allow for slight variation in prints and ink. T-shirt colours may also vary slightly due to the natural fibres and dyes used by ONNO in their production.

‘Puli Puli’

Keturah is the youngest daughter of Molly Napaltjarri Jugadai and the wife of emerging Ikuntji male artist Billy Pareroultja.

Her grandmother was the founding artist of Ikuntji Artists, Narputta Nangala Jugadai. On her father’s side Uta Uta Tjangala – father to Alice Nampitjinpa and one of the founding members of the acrylic painting movement – was her grandfather’s brother and Yuyuyai Nampitjinpa was the older sister to her father Smithy Tjampitjinpa. Thus she comes from a long lineage of artists.

This is her life story in her own words:

I was born here and grew up here. I stay here a long time, Ikuntji is my home. My mother is from here my father is from Kintore. He is in the graveyard near the church.
When I was little I would watch my grandmother and mother paint. It was when I was young I realized I wanted to paint. I started painting in 2005 and my brother paints as well. He paints waru, bush fire Dreaming.
I paint about the sand hills my mother also painted about the sand hills and the Napaltjarri sisters.
I have my own family now. I have seven children. I have two granddaughters and two grandsons. My husband is also a painter. He paints about his grandfather’s country: Lake Mackay.
I like to paint; painting helps me forget my troubles. I paint every day.
My Grandmother used to say to me when I was younger: “One day you will paint.”
She told me to not go wrongly and to look after myself and go strong.
When I look at my paintings I feel happy. My mother and I were closer when I was painting; I wish to be always able to paint.
When I was eight we went to Lake Karrkurrutingtja, we walked around the lake, I remember playing with the white sand and then we all went swimming. Joe Multa and Timmy Jugadai came looking for us at night.
The sand hills I paint are my mother’s story and the rocks I paint are my own story. My paintings are about my story and my mother’s.

T-shirt care instructions:

We recommend that you wash your shirt inside out to avoid any damage to the print. ONNO t-shirts shrink when washed hot and dry hot, to preserve the fit of your shirt, please wash cool and line dry.

ONNO Size Chart (Inches)

Chest:

XS 32-34
S 35-37
M 38-40
L 41-43
XL 44-46
2XL 47-49
3XL 50-52

For chest and bust measurement, measure under your arms around the fullest part of your chest.

Puli Puli Hand Screen Printed T-Shirt (Grey Ink on Red Bamboo)

Grey Ink on Red Bamboo

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Clothes

$70

Description

This beautiful T-shirt has been screen printed by hand at Ikuntji Artists onto an organic t-shirt (ONNO Ethical t-shirts), and heat set for a lasting, ethical and sustainable piece of wearable art.

Because all of our shirts are printed on site, please allow for slight variation in prints and ink. T-shirt colours may also vary slightly due to the natural fibres and dyes used by ONNO in their production.

‘Puli Puli’

Keturah is the youngest daughter of Molly Napaltjarri Jugadai and the wife of emerging Ikuntji male artist Billy Pareroultja.

Her grandmother was the founding artist of Ikuntji Artists, Narputta Nangala Jugadai. On her father’s side Uta Uta Tjangala – father to Alice Nampitjinpa and one of the founding members of the acrylic painting movement – was her grandfather’s brother and Yuyuyai Nampitjinpa was the older sister to her father Smithy Tjampitjinpa. Thus she comes from a long lineage of artists.

This is her life story in her own words:

I was born here and grew up here. I stay here a long time, Ikuntji is my home. My mother is from here my father is from Kintore. He is in the graveyard near the church.
When I was little I would watch my grandmother and mother paint. It was when I was young I realized I wanted to paint. I started painting in 2005 and my brother paints as well. He paints waru, bush fire Dreaming.
I paint about the sand hills my mother also painted about the sand hills and the Napaltjarri sisters.
I have my own family now. I have seven children. I have two granddaughters and two grandsons. My husband is also a painter. He paints about his grandfather’s country: Lake Mackay.
I like to paint; painting helps me forget my troubles. I paint every day.
My Grandmother used to say to me when I was younger: “One day you will paint.”
She told me to not go wrongly and to look after myself and go strong.
When I look at my paintings I feel happy. My mother and I were closer when I was painting; I wish to be always able to paint.
When I was eight we went to Lake Karrkurrutingtja, we walked around the lake, I remember playing with the white sand and then we all went swimming. Joe Multa and Timmy Jugadai came looking for us at night.
The sand hills I paint are my mother’s story and the rocks I paint are my own story. My paintings are about my story and my mother’s.

T-shirt care instructions:

We recommend that you wash your shirt inside out to avoid any damage to the print. ONNO t-shirts shrink when washed hot and dry hot, to preserve the fit of your shirt, please wash cool and line dry.

ONNO Size Chart (Inches)

Chest:

XS 32-34
S 35-37
M 38-40
L 41-43
XL 44-46
2XL 47-49
3XL 50-52

For chest and bust measurement, measure under your arms around the fullest part of your chest.