This is a painting about the soakwater waterholes and claypan waterholes of the Canning Stock Route.
"This is Canning Stock Route, Burrakaburraka Country Great Sandy Desert. I walk all the way through the sandhill country. I have been cooking for the Camel mob long time ago."
"These are jumu (waterholes) in my country; the Canning Stock Route region of the Great Sandy Desert."
This waterhole is in the Canning Stock Route region of the Great Sandy Desert.
"Ngapawarlu is a waterhole in my Country the Great Sandy desert. I was born here in this country, I belong here to this Jila now."
This is a lake (warla) in my country.
"These are three dried up soakwaters in the Great Sandy desert, in my country near Ngapuwarla."
"Long way out near the Canning Stock Route in my country, we call it Burrakaburraka country in the Great Sandy Desert. This is jilji (sandhill) country. I came from the Canning Stock Route all the way down to here, I walked all that way. I had been working and cooking for them cattle mob, long time ago. The two top circles are Jila (waterholes) the bottom two are jumu (soakwater) from that country".
This is Yirrawirli. It is a jumu (soak water). During the hot season, the waterhole is dry and when the rain comes it gets full. The pink area depicts wild flowers that grow in this country during the wet. This is pamarr (stone hill) country.
"This is a jila (waterhole) in my country way out, long way near the Canning Stock Route."
"This is a well on the Canning Stock Route in the Great Sandy Desert. My families used to walk this land many years ago."
"Kurrkumalu is a waterhole spring, living water.
Kurrkumalu is in the middle with other waterholes around it. Grass and trees grow around the waterholes, which make a good shade to sit in after a long day’s walk."
"This is where I was born in the Great Sandy Desert, my families’ country Ngapawarlu country."
"Long way out near the Canning Stock Route in my country, we call it Burrakaburraka country in the Great Sandy Desert. This is jilji (sandhill) country. I came from the Canning Stock Route all the way down to here, I walked all that way. I had been working and cooking for them cattle mob, long time ago. The two top circles are Jila (waterholes) the bottom two are jumu (soakwater) from that country."
"This is a well on the Canning Stock Route. There is a wheel driven by bullocks to draw water. It is in my country the Great Sandy Desert."