Baayi (Meaning Footprints) Part 2 - Places
Title: Baayi (Meaning Footprints) Part 2 - Places
Year: 2022
I pay my respect to Elders, past, present and emerging and acknowledge the traditional owners of this land on which I was born and raised.
Baayi, in Wiradjuri language means footsteps. In this series, I hope to take you on a journey through footsteps from my humble beginnings, to where I am today. I also invite you to pay respects to our ancestors whose footprints paved the way forward for us to be here on this beautiful land we call mother earth.
In this series you will see many large circular concentric shapes. They are my depiction of a traditional Aboriginal symbol for a campsite, or place of rest. These campsite symbols represent the many places that I have been, and the places that my ancestors were before me. You will notice that some of these symbols are not complete. The incomplete symbols represent places I have visited that did not feel like home. These places made me feel restless and unsettled, compelling me to move on. To keep searching for a place that would make me feel whole. The many dots you will see throughout the painting represents the many footsteps I have taken, and my ancestors before me. You will also see travelling symbols throughout in groups of three. These circular symbols joined by many dots, represent my journey of becoming a mum to my three beautiful children. A journey which made me feel whole. My exploration of many colours in these pieces depict the ever changing colours of mother earth and how blessed I feel to witness such beauty each and every day.
Our lives are already mapped out for us and where we were meant to end up was written in the sand long before we were born. As a child growing up on Wiradjuri land, I spent many times escaping to the banks of the Macquarie River, in Dubbo NSW, where I was born. I always felt a sense of freedom whenever I was near the river. I would spend many hours drawing wavy lines and circles in the sand with a stick, making my way from one end of the riverbank, as far as I could go, forever daydreaming of what I wanted to be when I grew up.
Our ancestors before us, though their footsteps are barely visible now, were here, and that is why we are here today. I often think about my grandfather and my father, who were drovers. They drove the land in order to make better lives for my family and in a way, protected us from the harm of the outside world. They always searched for special places that made my family and I feel safe. Safe to be free and enjoy the offerings of mother earth.
As I continue on my journey, I leave my footprints along the way. I have found my place. By becoming a mum now my circle is now truly whole. I am safe now and I am here.
Lizzy
Title: Baayi (Meaning Footprints) Part 2 - Places
Year: 2022
I pay my respect to Elders, past, present and emerging and acknowledge the traditional owners of this land on which I was born and raised.
Baayi, in Wiradjuri language means footsteps. In this series, I hope to take you on a journey through footsteps from my humble beginnings, to where I am today. I also invite you to pay respects to our ancestors whose footprints paved the way forward for us to be here on this beautiful land we call mother earth.
In this series you will see many large circular concentric shapes. They are my depiction of a traditional Aboriginal symbol for a campsite, or place of rest. These campsite symbols represent the many places that I have been, and the places that my ancestors were before me. You will notice that some of these symbols are not complete. The incomplete symbols represent places I have visited that did not feel like home. These places made me feel restless and unsettled, compelling me to move on. To keep searching for a place that would make me feel whole. The many dots you will see throughout the painting represents the many footsteps I have taken, and my ancestors before me. You will also see travelling symbols throughout in groups of three. These circular symbols joined by many dots, represent my journey of becoming a mum to my three beautiful children. A journey which made me feel whole. My exploration of many colours in these pieces depict the ever changing colours of mother earth and how blessed I feel to witness such beauty each and every day.
Our lives are already mapped out for us and where we were meant to end up was written in the sand long before we were born. As a child growing up on Wiradjuri land, I spent many times escaping to the banks of the Macquarie River, in Dubbo NSW, where I was born. I always felt a sense of freedom whenever I was near the river. I would spend many hours drawing wavy lines and circles in the sand with a stick, making my way from one end of the riverbank, as far as I could go, forever daydreaming of what I wanted to be when I grew up.
Our ancestors before us, though their footsteps are barely visible now, were here, and that is why we are here today. I often think about my grandfather and my father, who were drovers. They drove the land in order to make better lives for my family and in a way, protected us from the harm of the outside world. They always searched for special places that made my family and I feel safe. Safe to be free and enjoy the offerings of mother earth.
As I continue on my journey, I leave my footprints along the way. I have found my place. By becoming a mum now my circle is now truly whole. I am safe now and I am here.
Lizzy
Title: Baayi (Meaning Footprints) Part 2 - Places
Year: 2022
I pay my respect to Elders, past, present and emerging and acknowledge the traditional owners of this land on which I was born and raised.
Baayi, in Wiradjuri language means footsteps. In this series, I hope to take you on a journey through footsteps from my humble beginnings, to where I am today. I also invite you to pay respects to our ancestors whose footprints paved the way forward for us to be here on this beautiful land we call mother earth.
In this series you will see many large circular concentric shapes. They are my depiction of a traditional Aboriginal symbol for a campsite, or place of rest. These campsite symbols represent the many places that I have been, and the places that my ancestors were before me. You will notice that some of these symbols are not complete. The incomplete symbols represent places I have visited that did not feel like home. These places made me feel restless and unsettled, compelling me to move on. To keep searching for a place that would make me feel whole. The many dots you will see throughout the painting represents the many footsteps I have taken, and my ancestors before me. You will also see travelling symbols throughout in groups of three. These circular symbols joined by many dots, represent my journey of becoming a mum to my three beautiful children. A journey which made me feel whole. My exploration of many colours in these pieces depict the ever changing colours of mother earth and how blessed I feel to witness such beauty each and every day.
Our lives are already mapped out for us and where we were meant to end up was written in the sand long before we were born. As a child growing up on Wiradjuri land, I spent many times escaping to the banks of the Macquarie River, in Dubbo NSW, where I was born. I always felt a sense of freedom whenever I was near the river. I would spend many hours drawing wavy lines and circles in the sand with a stick, making my way from one end of the riverbank, as far as I could go, forever daydreaming of what I wanted to be when I grew up.
Our ancestors before us, though their footsteps are barely visible now, were here, and that is why we are here today. I often think about my grandfather and my father, who were drovers. They drove the land in order to make better lives for my family and in a way, protected us from the harm of the outside world. They always searched for special places that made my family and I feel safe. Safe to be free and enjoy the offerings of mother earth.
As I continue on my journey, I leave my footprints along the way. I have found my place. By becoming a mum now my circle is now truly whole. I am safe now and I am here.
Lizzy
