Cindy Robertson, Untitled. 2020. 500mm x 500mm. Acrylic on cardboard. Warakurna Artists. (#79-20)

Cindy lives in Warburton but occasionally visits family and friends in Warakurna. Cindy paints the Seven Sisters Dreaming and enjoys depicting the variety of bush tucker that can be found in the Ngaanyatjarra lands, where she lives.

Since 2014, artists have been experimenting with ideas and designs through the Ngurra Streetwear Project. The focus every year is to create print-ready designs, which utilise fashion as a canvas to express self, Ngaanyatjarra culture and life in a remote community. In addition to having the opportunity to see their works immortalised on streetwear, artists learn hands on skills in graphic design, layout, and merchandising.

The Ngurra Streetwear Project was initiated in 2014 in response to artists and directors request to design fashion within the community. Working with graphic designer, Jack Searls, each year we host a week-long intensive design workshop to create aesthetic elements that are new and original. Participants use paint, textas and photography to create a host of imagery from around the community, which are then workshopped to create the best images for screen printing as well as creating a design direction for the overall project.

The workshops include photography, collage and digital manipulation using design software. Participants then made the final designs print ready and worked out costing, sizes and market development.