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Catalogue Number: 26/219
This painting shows the tiny native flowers that appear in the Central Australian desert after good rain. For most of the year the seeds sit quietly on the ground, dry and hidden, waiting for the right season. When the rain finally comes, the desert changes. Little patches of colour begin to spread across the red earth as the flowers wake up and start to grow.
Some of these flowers like the ones in this painting come from important bush medicine plants. Aboriginal people have used these plants for healing and caring for families for many generations. The knowledge of how to find these plants and prepare the medicine is passed down through families.
This painting celebrates the moment of renewal. It shows how the desert, which can look dry and empty, suddenly becomes full of life, colour and purpose after the rain.