Junpunjunya, Junpunkutja

$2,680.00

That’s my great, great grandparent’s country. My grandfathers’ and grandmother’s country. You go through 33 Well (Kunawarritji, Canning Stock Route Well 33). 

I was born in Jigalong, long time [ago in] Jigalong. The old people all got picked up and brought into Jigalong. Them old people all wanted to go back to the desert. We moved to Camp 61 [Ngalkuninya] for a little while and then we all moved this way to Punmu.I was young, thirteen or something when I came to Punmu. 

I like to paint around Punmu rockholes, springs. In the morning, sunset colours, that’s what I’m thinking about. In the plane looking down, I want to do a painting what I’m looking at, it looks nice. I want to do more painting like that. I like painting, it makes me feel good. 

I’ve been in Jigalong with my father, learning to paint. I was watching him paint. I stayed with them all day, sometimes I help[ed] him and he told stories. Doing the dot paint, that’s when I learn[ed] on a little canvas.