We’re incredibly proud to introduce the Kip&Co x Ernabella Arts collaboration.
Established in 1948, Ernabella Arts is Australia’s oldest continuously running Indigenous Art Centre. Ernabella Arts is in Pukatja Community, in the far north west of South Australia, just over the Northern Territory border, nestled in fiery red dirt, and surrounded by weathered mountain ranges and rugged rock formations. The arts centre is one of the most artistically diverse in Australia, starting as a space for Anangu women to loom floor rugs and wall weavings, before becoming renowned for its batik. That spirit of independence, adaptation, creativity and transformation shines out across the community and the incredible seven artist whose art tells the ancestral stories of their beautiful country and culture
This project has been two years in the making, and was created in close collaboration and with the generous support of the artists and community. We were lucky enough to spend time in Pukatja, together with our families, an experience we will honestly cherish for the rest of our lives.
The partnership between Kip&Co x Ernabella Arts is best practice, and one that sets a benchmark for future collaborations. Ernabella Arts and Kip&Co divide all profits from the collaboration equally, so 50% of profits will return to Ernabella Arts.
We can’t wait to share this collaboration with you.
Alison has been painting at Ernabella Arts since she was a young girl and she now has four children of her own. Alison’s painting Likara is inspired by the light catching the shifts and wandering lines of the bark.
ARTWORK: LIKARA (BARK)
BY ALISON LIONEL
Carlene is a senior artist and senior woman in the Ernabella community. Her works are often about tjulpu tjuta (birds). People call her Tjulpu Thompson, and she says ‘like I did with my children, I now raise chicks every day on canvas and in clay in my work’. Carlene’s painting Tjulpu Kulunypa – Baby Birds is an artwork about birds and their chicks.
ARTWORK: TJULPU KULUNYPA (BABY BIRDS)
BY CARLENE THOMPSON
TJULPU KULUNYPA BY CARLENE THOMPSON IS AVAILABLE IN PILLOWCASES 1P, 2P / QUILT COVER S, KS, Q, K, SK / EURO 2P / EMBROIDERED CUSHION / TERRY TOWEL
Kalaya Ngura – Emu Country is Carlene’s second artwork in the collaboration and depicts Carlene’s family’s country. The emu (kalaya) is the ancestral being who formed that part of the country as it travelled from Kanypi to Watarru in the Western APY Lands.
ARTWORK: KALAYA NGURA (EMU COUNTRY)
BY CARLENE THOMPSON
Langaliki is a highly skilled and creative painter and ceramicist. Langaliki’s painting Tjala Tjukurpa – Honey Ant Dreaming is of her father’s country. Tjala (honey ants) are a highly favoured food source and they are an important link between Anangu mythology and inter-dependence on the environment.
ARTWORK: TJALA TJUKURPA (HONEY ANT DREAMING)
BY LAGALIKI LEWIS
TJALA TJUKURPA (BLACK) BY LAGALIKI LEWIS IS AVAILABLE IN PILLOWCASES 1P, 2P / QUILT COVER S, KS-D, Q, K, SK / EURO 2P / FLAT SHEET Q, K / FITTED SHEET Q, K / UPHOLSTERY CUSHION / TERRY TOWEL
Lynette Lewis is one of Ernabella’s leading artists and works across many mediums including canvas, ceramics and silver jewellery. Lynette’s design Wamikata Walka Tali – Sand Dune is inspired by the ripples created by wind in the sand at the large red sand dune named Warnikata near Ernabella.
Wamikata is a popular place for looking for maku (witchetty grubs) and also for teaching milpatjunanyi (telling stories in the sand) to children.
ARTWORK: WAMIKATA WALKA TALI (SAND DUNE)
BY LYNETTE LEWIS
Malpiya has been creating paintings, ceramics and prints at Ernabella Arts for over twenty years. Her artwork Kalaya Tjukurpa – Emu Dreaming is Malpiya’s mother’s country near Kanypi on the APY Lands. The kalaya (emu) is the creation being that formed this land. Malpiya’s design is a depiction of the kalaya walking around looking for mai (food) and water in the rockholes.
ARTWORK: KALAYA TJUKURPA (EMU DREAMING)
BY MALIPIYA DAVEY
KALAYA TJUKURPA (SAND) BY MALIPIYA DAVEY IS AVAILABLE IN WOVEN CUSHION & WOVEN BEDSPREAD.
KALAYA TJUKURPA (RUST) BY MALIPIYA DAVEY IS AVAILABLE IN WOVEN CUSHION & WOVEN BEDSPREAD.
Michelle is a rising star of the Ernabella Arts studio. Michelle’s painting Tjala (Honey Ant) Dreaming depicts how the tjala (honey ants) tunnel though the sandy soil. Women dig up the tjala and then suck the delicious rich honey-like liquid from their distended abdomen
ARTWORK: TJALA DREAMING (HONEY ANT)
BY M ICHELLE LEWIS
TJALA TJUKURPA BY MICHELLE LEWIS IS AVAILABLE IN SILK PILLOWCASE / SILK EYE MASK
Mr Jack is a senior artist and the community pastor. He divides his time between his homeland, a place named Racecourse, and Ernabella. Mr Jack’s painting Ngayuku Ngura – My Country is of his father’s country. It’s a sacred place for men only near Mimili. The different colours and designs represent variations in the landscape. He is also depicting looking for bush tucker such as maku (witchetty grub).
ARTWORK: NGAYUKU NGURA (MY COUNTRY)
BY RUPERT JACK
NGAYUKU NGURA (SAND) BY RUPERT JACK IS AVAILABLE IN PILLOWCASES 1P, 2P / QUILT COVER S, KS, Q, K, SK / / EURO 2P / FLAT SHEET Q, K / FITTED SHEET Q, K EMBROIDERED CUSHION / TERRY TOWEL
NGAYUKU NGURA (SAGE) BY RUPERT JACK IS AVAILABLE IN SILK PILLOWCASE / SILK EYE MASK
TJULPU KULUNYPA BY CARLENE THOMPSON IS AVAILABLE IN (LILAC) 4P NAPKIN SET / 4P PLACE MAT SET / 145X270CM TABLECLOTH / TEA TOWEL / APRON (GREEN) 2P CERAMIC DINING PLATE SET
TJALA TJUKURPA BY LAGALIKI LEWIS IS AVAILABLE IN (SUMMER) 4P NAPKIN SET / 4P PLACE MAT SET / 145X270CM TABLECLOTH / TEA TOWEL / APRON
NGAYUKU NGURA (SAND) BY RUPERT JACK IS AVAILABLE IN 4P NAPKIN SET / 4P PLACE MAT SET / 145X270CM TABLECLOTH / TEA TOWEL / APRON / 2P CERAMIC DINING PLATE SET
LIKARA BY ALISON LIONEL IS AVAILABLE IN 4P NAPKIN SET / 4P PLACE MAT SET / 145X270CM TABLECLOTH / TEA TOWEL / APRON
TJALA TJUKURPA BY LAGALIKI LEWIS IS AVAILABLE IN (PASTEL) SILK DRESS / SILK SKIRT / SS SHIRT & SHORTS PJ SET (BLACK) BY LAGALIKI LEWIS IS AVAILABLE IN TERRY BUCKET HAT / TERRY TOTE BAG / TERRY TOWEL
TJULPU KULUNYPA BY CARLENE THOMPSON IS AVAILABLE IN (GREEN) SILK DRESS / SILK SKIRT (LILAC) IS AVAILABLE IN SS SHIRT & SHORTS PJ SET (PINKY) IS AVAILABLE IN TERRY BUCKET HAT / TERRY TOTE BAG / TERRY TOWEL
NGAYUKU NGURA BY RUPERT JACK IS AVAILABLE IN TERRY BUCKET HAT / TERRY TOTE BAG / TERRY TOWEL (SAGE) IN SS SHIRT & SHORTS PJ SET
LIKARA BY ALISON LIONEL IS AVAILABLE IN SILK DRESS / SILK SHIRT
WAMIKATA WALKA TALI BY LYNETTE LEWIS IS AVAILABLE IN SILK DRESS / SILK SHIRT (NOT SHOWN)
TJALA DREAMING (NEON) BY MICHELLE LEWIS IS AVAILABLE IN KIDS COTTON PLAY DRESS
TJALA TJUKURPA (BLACK) BY LAGALIKI LEWIS IS AVAILABLE IN KIDS TSHIRT / KIDS BOARD SHORTS
NGAYUKU NGURA BY RUPERT JACK IS AVAILABLE IN (SAGE) KIDS COTTON PLAY DRESS (SAND) KIDS TSHIRT / KIDS BOARD SHORTS
TJULPU KULUNYPA BY CARLENE THOMPSON IS AVAILABLE IN (PINKY) KIDS COTTON PLAY DRESS (PRIMARY) KIDS TSHIRT / KIDS BOARD SHORTS
TJALA TJUKURPA (SUMMER) BY LAGALIKI LEWIS IS AVAILABLE IN SS ROMPER / ZIP ROMPER
TJULPU KULUNYPA (LILAC) BY CARLENE THOMPSON IS AVAILABLE IN SS ROMPER / ZIP ROMPER NGAYUKU NGURA (SAND) BY RUPERT JACK IS AVAILABLE IN SS ROMPER / ZIP ROMPER
Nganampa Tjukurpa Putitja
Nganana putitja tjuta Anangu punungka, pulingka munu mantangka tjungu nyinanyi
panya nyangangka tjungula nyinanyi pilunta nganampa ngura munu manta munu Anangu
tjunguringkula ngananya tjungunu panya nganana nyaakula kulira nganampa waarka tjunanyi
arts-pangka tjungura panya nyanga paluru ankula anu nganampa walytjapiti tjutangka nintira
wanti-katira wiyaringkunytja tjutangku kala nganana kuwaritja tjutaku palyani nyaakula
mala-wanu katinytjaku panya ngananya nintinu irititja tjutangku panya maa ungunytjaku
tjananya ngapartji Anangu-ngku Anangu-ngku nganampa arts panya manta-nguru
nganampa Anangu tjutanguru munu tjukurpa
Our Story from the Bush
We are desert people and we live with the trees, rocks and earth that surrounds us everywhere. The peace, the nature and the environment connects us. What we see around us we put intoour art. Our ancestors showed us how to live, with stories that came from our knowledge. We are here to teach our young people to live with what we were given. It is about passing knowledge and stories onto Anangu, by Anangu. Our art and designs come from our land, our people and our dreams.
Anne Thompson Chair, Ernabella ArtsFebruary 2023