#non-indigenous

Moon Bowl 

Thunderbird/Wolf Shaman Comb 

Portrait/Warrior Mask 

Halibut Bowl 

My latest book channeled during the Bioneers 2024 conference. I was seated in the third day’s plenary, and had to run out to write up the book. It was a different one in the sense it was healing me as I wrote it. The book is a mini memoir about my identity and how to reconcile it in the face of environmental stewardship and indigeneity. It’s called Belonging: A Mini Memoir on Displaced…

A two page spread illustration for a magazine article, for illustration class.

As the title suggest, the article talked about how aboriginal children face harsher treatment, and are more likely to be refused bail, then their non-indigenous peers.

I wanted to make a more symbolistic approach for this piece (although the dunce hat is pretty straight forward). The kookaburra (who are native to Australia) that are caged in the body of the policeman, represents the aborigines, whereas the European goldfinches who are feeding from his palm is an introduced species, thereby representing the non-indigenous population.

For the full article, visit: http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/jun/11/aboriginal-children-in-wa-face-harsher-treatment-in-justice-system-amnesty