JOHN B. WILLIAMS | ‘The Rat & Squid’ | Painting / acrylic on canvas Amy Loogatha and decades since these pendants

and decades since these pendants have been created

NETTA LOOGATHA | 'My Country I' Painting | Synthetic Polymer on Linen | 121 x 91 cm

Stimulated by stories of the early days

Artwork story: Three types of turtle live in the tropical waters of the Torres Strait

JOHN B. WILLIAMS | ‘The Rat & Squid’ | Painting / acrylic on canvas Amy Loogatha and decades since these pendants"One day a rat went down to the sea side and he could see an island, not very far away. He thought and thought about how he could get across to that island. A squid came along and said "What's on your mind rat?" The rat told him he'd like to go across to the island but didn't know how to get there. The old squid scratched his head and then said: 'Rat, I think I could take you there you'd better jump on my back and I'll swim with you, across to that