Kwaty penh (After the rain)

$14,300.00

My name is Kathleen Nanima Rambler. I have been an art worker for a long time. This year I wanted to manage our art project for Desert Mob. The workshops we do at the art centre gave me an idea and I thought it would work well for all the ladies, we could all paint together.  

As the work progressed, the artists all got excited as they could see all their beautiful colours and shapes working together, and how beautiful it looked, and what else to work on. While the artists worked, they had big talks about community matters, old time stories and bush tucker stories, how the black berries would be out soon and how delicious they are. There were laughs and big stories about old family stories, ceremony, business and dancing. Artists who had not visited the art centre for a while came along and joined in.  

Everyone was happy with our work, everyone was proud, everyone talked that it was the first time they had painted flowers over big flowers and big leaves, and they liked it. We loved painting this work and are inspired for the future too with all that we learnt. I love that everyone came into the art centre to work together.  

The old ladies loved to come into the centre, to be with their family and friends and other old ladies. They loved talking with each other about the old times and we all loved hearing about their stories.  

Excerpt from the artist statement in the Desert Mob 2025 exhibition catalogue