Thurr, c.2008

limited edition etching on paper

$3,500

Provenance: Australian Art Network DN158 Newstead Art, Bondi Beach, NSW
Artwork story: Thurr means the tracks of the turtle. It is not a traditional story but based on the life cycle of the Turtle. The artist wished to create an etching of much the same story as the linocut entitled Waru Kazil. The artist feels compassion for the baby turtle in its struggle for survival from its many predators such as humans, goannas, and Frigate birds. The claw like shapes running up both sides of the print represent the tracks the turtles make when crawling up the beach to lay their eggs. The turtle eggs are represented in a sandy colour with baby turtles emerging down the print as they head for the blue waters of the sea. A goannas head is seen at the base of the V shape element at the top of the print. The two prongs at the bottom represent the beak of the Frigate bird and off to the side are the flippers of the mature turtle.

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b. 1973

limited edition etching on paper

$3,500

Provenance: Australian Art Network DN158 Newstead Art, Bondi Beach, NSW
Artwork story: Thurr means the tracks of the turtle. It is not a traditional story but based on the life cycle of the Turtle. The artist wished to create an etching of much the same story as the linocut entitled Waru Kazil. The artist feels compassion for the baby turtle in its struggle for survival from its many predators such as humans, goannas, and Frigate birds. The claw like shapes running up both sides of the print represent the tracks the turtles make when crawling up the beach to lay their eggs. The turtle eggs are represented in a sandy colour with baby turtles emerging down the print as they head for the blue waters of the sea. A goannas head is seen at the base of the V shape element at the top of the print. The two prongs at the bottom represent the beak of the Frigate bird and off to the side are the flippers of the mature turtle.