1915 Large Fat Bulga convex Wall Shield

23cm x 20cm x 3cm

Stoneware

Ready to hang

This design represents my great grandmothers written mark ‘x’ as she was illiterate and Bulga who is a practical self-contained little amphibian learning to deal with extremes by burying itself deep in mud as drought approaches. Bulga exude their own protective cocoon to enshrine themselves while they enter a state of suspended animation until long awaited rains bring country back to life. They emerge from their hibernation bearing an astonishing cruciform aposematism.

This bulga is large and fat.

This piece was made in 2021 and has been living in my private collection

*Bulga means crucifix frog in Gamilaraay language