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1948
Language Group:Alyawarre
Country:Irrultja, Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium:Acrylic on Canvas and Linen
Subjects:Caterpillar Dreaming
Tommy was born in 1948 at McDonald Down Station in Utopia, the son of Jacob Jones and Dolly Kemarre. Coming from a family with a strong tradition of painting, Tommy shares his artistic heritage with his brothers Lenny, John and Freddie, as well as his sister Lily Sandover, all of whom are artists.
The central theme of Tommy's work is the Caterpillar Dreaming from his father's country, which he vividly describes as being "black, green, and grey, resembling a witchetty grub."
Tommy paints the story of the caterpillar or grub (tyape) found in his country, Irrultja. The colours of the caterpillar are black, green and grey and looks similar to the witchetty grub.
Concentric circles are the sites of the caterpillar and connecting parallel lines are the caterpillar tracks. The background pattern depicts his country.
