"This jila ngapa (living spring) is right in the middle of a warla (lake), when we come from a long way jilji (sandhill) side, we look at that jila yimirri and we can see that water rise up.
That snake (ancestral spirit snake) been seen us walking, we sing out to that snake Oooiiii we been come to visit you, don’t get angry we from this country, send ngapa (water) this way".
Exhibited at TARNANTHI 2017 (AGSA)
"This jila ngapa (living spring) is right in the middle of a warla (lake), when we come from a long way jilji (sandhill) side, we look at that jila yimirri and we can see that water rise up.
That snake (ancestral spirit snake) been seen us walking, we sing out to that snake Oooiiii we been come to visit you, don’t get angry we from this country, send ngapa (water) this way".
Exhibited at Shinju Matsuri Art Awards 2017
This jila ngapa (living spring) is right in the middle of a warla (lake). When you walk from the jilji (sandhill) side, you can see the jila Yimirri and the water rising up from it.
Tjigila Nada Rawlins tells how the ancestral spirit snake sees them walking up and they would sing out to that snake to send ngapa (water) their way.
"This jila ngapa (living spring) is right in the middle of a warla (lake), when we come from a long way jilji (sandhill) side, we look at that jila yimirri and we can see that water rise up.
That snake (ancestral spirit snake) been seen us walking, we sing out to that snake Oooiiii we been come to visit you, don’t get angry we from this country, send ngapa (water) this way".
Exhibited at TARNANTHI 2017 (AGSA)
‘Two brothers they been finish up there they been turn into two jilas (waterholes) that top one good for drinking but that bottom one salty one you can’t drink this one. The dots represent Yuka (grass) and shrubs’.
The picture depicts Nada’s mothers country, there are jila (springs) and jilji (sand dunes) all around.
This is where Nada was born.