{"product_id":"scrunchie-set-olive-joseph-spinifex-hill-aachwa-make-it-real","title":"Olive Joseph: Wreath Wildflowers \u0026 Everlastings Scrunchie Set","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eOlive Joseph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW182942956 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eArtist Bio: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW182942956 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eMy name is Olive Joseph. I was born in Geraldton in 1967. My mother is a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eNoongar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\/Yamatji \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003ewoman\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e and my father is a Martu\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eWongi\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e man. My stepfather was Croatian. I speak a little bit of Martu Wangka\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e, when\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e the old people speak \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e I can understand them. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW182942956 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eI came to Port Hedland with my \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eMother\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e when I was one, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eI've\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e lived here ever since. I have a strong connection to this place and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003ethe Pilbara\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e. I love the people here. I love being able to go fishing here, camping\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e, hunting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e. My Grandmother on my Mum's side used to do bark painting; my other Grandmother on my \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eDad's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e side carved emu eggs. My Father did this all his life. I first started painting when I went to Broome for a holiday with my 3 eldest children. I had no \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003efare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e to get home, so my uncle gave me a canvas. I asked \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003ehim\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e 'what's this for?' and he told me to paint something to sell so that I could go home. I continue to paint today because I love it, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eit's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e a big part of who I am, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eit's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e in my heart.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW182942956 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eScrunchie Artwork Title: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eWreath Wildflowers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW182942956 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eScru\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003en\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003echie Artwork Story:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW182942956 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eThis is\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e our wildflowers we call Wreaths in my Mothers Country in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eMullewa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e area. When they flower (bloom) we \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003ecouldn't\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e wait to see them along our \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eMullewa\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eCountry side\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW182942956 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eScrunchie Artwork Title: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eEverlastings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW182942956 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eScru\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003en\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003echie Artwork Story:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"EOP Selected SCXW182942956 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"OutlineElement Ltr SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"Paragraph SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-contrast=\"auto\" lang=\"EN-AU\" class=\"TextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW182942956 BCX8\"\u003eWe used to go with grandma to the fields in Mullewa when the Everlastings were blooming. 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