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1986
Language Group:Alyawarre
Country:Ahalpere, Utopia Region, North East of Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Medium:Acrylic on Canvas
Subjects:Anwekety (Conkerberry), Ahakeye (Bush Plum) Dreaming, Tharrkarr (Sweet Honey Grevillea)
Natasha began painting in 2017. Her uncle, Dinny Kunoth, is a prominent male artist and she learned to paint by observing Josie Kunoth (Dinny's wife) and other female artists in Utopia.
Natasha is passionate about painting and is actively developing her own style. She employs intricate dot work to create linear patterns that depict her country and associated stories.
Natasha paints the story of the Ahakeye. This a very important story for Natasha that belongs to her country, Ahalpere. The ahakeye, called bush plum in English by Natasha, is also known as the native currant or citrus. This shrub produces small white flowers, deep green citrus-like leaves and the ahakeye, which are black when ripe and very small. This fruit is favoured for its sweet taste and can be reconstituted in water if dry.
