Jilamara, 2014, Flossie Black
Ochre on canvas, 30cm x 80cm
Provenance: Tiwi Art at Darwin Art Fair, Darwin.
A Milikapiti woman, Flossie Black paints her home at the Jilamara Arts Association. She only took up painting in the 2010s and her pieces are based on traditional body designs. She “loves to paint” and says Jilamara is good for her. She has 4 grown children and feels it is important to keep Tiwi culture strong for the little children when they grow up, so “they can learn the dances and language.” (1)