Cecelia Slade 'Sand Dollars 1

Cecelia Slade 'Sand Dollars 1Cecelia Slade 'Sand Dollars 1 & Sand Dollars 2' 2023 Mixed colours of polymer clay and silver plated base metal 2cm These pieces were created with the local beaches in mind. I remember digging up sand to unearth chulkai shells (pipi shells) and scouring the wave line for the perfect pair of shells to make earrings. I also remember finding sand dollars and seeing who could find the biggest and the smallest ones. These pieces take me back to those times

reminding us of the resilience and beauty of nature

or even ground into flour

Each piece in the Yumala Jewellery collection is meticulously designed by Shirley using air-dried clay and hand-painted with acrylics

A staple for your wardrobe

from the Dugal-barra and Wari-barra family groups

one of the second largest of islands in the Torres Strait

It has a sweet-sour taste and we look forward to gathering it each year and giving it to the kids

with leaves and dirt and grass

Refresh your kitchen with a mug that brings art and beauty into your life

as it reminds me of the stories my father told me about my ancestors who used to make traps at Cape Melville and set them at the mouth of the river

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the Gulf where I am from and grew up