4 AM 4071/06
Maylene Russel Rug 1/100 2006
Hand dyed wool, chain stitched rug 870 x 2200mm $750
Image description:
    
This image is taken from a painting by Maylene – Ngura-Country. It is an acrylic on canvas which measures 152
x 61cm. Maylene describes this painting as being about all the things that are seen in the bush. Yellow flowers and
‘kapi uru’ – puddles of water, ‘manta’ earth where the water has dried up and ‘ukrir’ – green grass. Maylene has
extensive knowledge of the country, having travelled through it many times on foot.
    
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:
    
Maylene is an emerging artist from the Irintata Homelands, Fregon, in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara
Lands 350km south east of Uluru. Her preferred medium is acrylic on canvas. She interprets subjects in an
abstract form, which often relate to Maylene's traditional country, stories and images.