Warlukurlangu Ngapa Jukurrpa (Water Dreaming) Lynette Nangala Singleton Printed 135 cm Rayon Fabric Multicoloured 135 cm

Celebrate Indigenous Australian culture and enhance the visual interest of your handmade garments with the vibrant geometric patterning depicted in this Warlukurlangu Ngapa Jukurrpa (Water Dreaming) Lynette Nangala Singleton Printed 135 cm Rayon Fabric Rayon is a great fashion fibre made from natural materials, it is ideal for summer garments such as flowy dresses, blouses, pants or jumpsuits. Rayon is a breathable and smooth fabric with a soft texture similar to cotton or linen. It also has a fluid drape, which means it hangs and flows rather than staying rigid and keeping its shape. This material is composed of 100% viscose. It is supplied in a 135 cm width and sold by the metre. Spotlight has a beautiful range of fabrics, manchester and home décor items featuring amazing artwork by the talented Indigenous peoples creating with Warlukurlangu, Artists of Yuendumu. Find the perfect piece for your home in-store or online.

Ngapa Jukurrpa (Water Dreaming) - Puyurru by Lynette Nangala Singleton

The site depicted in this painting is Puyurru, west of Yuendumu. In the usually dry creek beds are water soakages or naturally occurring wells. Two Jangala men, rainmakers, sang the rain, unleashing a giant storm. It travelled across the country, with the lightning striking the land. This storm met up with another storm from Wapurtali, to the west, was picked up by a 'kirrkarlan' (brown falcon [Falco berigora]) and carried further west until it dropped the storm at Purlungyanu, where it created a giant soakage. At Puyurru the bird dug up a giant snake, 'warnayarra' (the 'rainbow serpent') and the snake carried water to create the large lake, Jillyiumpa, close to an outstation in this country. This story belongs to Jangala men and Nangala women. In contemporary Warlpiri paintings traditional iconography is used to represent the Jukurrpa, associated sites and other elements. In many paintings of this Jukurrpa curved and straight lines represent the 'ngawarra' (flood waters) running through the landscape. Motifs frequently used to depict this story include small circles representing 'mulju' (water soakages) and short bars depicting 'mangkurdu' (cumulus & stratocumulus clouds).