Kanginy George

The design is from a small painting on canvas board using acrylic paints. The central motif represents the central meeting point for people coming from different locations. The dot painting style is characteristic of the Central Australian Desert artists and the dominant red ochre colours are those of the red desert earth. Project: These beautiful, unique rugs are a cross-cultural collaboration combining Aboriginal designs and traditional Kashmiri rug-making techniques. Chain stitched, using hand dyed wool and finished with a heavy cotton backing, each rug is a completely handmade piece. This project, although in its early stages, is already bringing noticeable benefit to the artists and the community. Purchase of these rugs guarantees a direct return to the Aboriginal artists, as the project is an initiative of Kaltjiti, their own art organisation. Artist: Kanginy George is from Fregon on the Anangu Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara Lands, 350km south east of ULURU. She is both a batik artist and a painter. She uses the dot painting style as well as ‘walka’ – abstract images – a style unique to the region.