I mentioned the Kimberley Art Contest 2 weeks ago. We bought some of the art at the exhibit, and Vicki brought it home Monday.

This is Turtle Nesting Cycle by "Wossie" Hunter. Wossie is an artist who lives and works in One Arm Point. He was on my Watch on the Leeuwin trip, and showed us this work on his cell phone camera. The Bardi people at OAP have an intimate relationship with the turtles, protecting their nesting beaches, and hunting them in semi-traditional manner (they use outboard motors now) for food. This painting encompasses the entire life cycle of the turtle. It is in our living room, and the longer we look at it, the more we see, and the more we like it. See detail to the right:










"Myalls Bore." This photo is of the longest watering trough in the Southern Hemisphere, which is located just out of town in Derby, near the Prison Boab Tree. It was used during the cattle drives to the jetty, to water the huge herds brought through Derby.






My personal favorite, this little photo is of a Restless Flycatcher, called the "Scissor Grinder" due to its raspy call. This was taken at the jetty we think on the edge of the mudflats...

It wasn't until we got these home that we realized the common theme to them all. We didn't plan it that way: after all, we only had an hour to decide what art in the exhibit spoke to us.

Can you see the common theme?
Hint: look for the evanescent, reflecting the eternal.)