BEVAN NANPONAN | 'Ach-woolnyiinapu (I feel Good )' | Etching Edition:CTP3/3 The patterns in the prints

The patterns in the prints refer to the feeding grounds and traditional hunting grounds

north to the Mission Beach area

This is my stylized version of how I picture a design on the traditional rainforest shields

decked out with palm leaf sails

BEVAN NANPONAN | 'Ach-woolnyiinapu (I feel Good )' | Etching Edition:CTP3/3 The patterns in the printsThis series of prints immortalises the famous Aurukun dogs in a new medium; printmaking. In almost all Aboriginal communities throughout Australia, dogs dominate the landscape. They roam the streets in packs and intimidate passers by and lie in the shade, seeking respite from the midday heat; in the evening, they seek out an owner to feed them leftovers from the days meal. Collectively they are known as camp dogs and, in the case of Aurukun, have the