Medium: Acrylic on canvas.
Description:
The artist has depicted the bush flowers and seeds of the ininti tree which grows abundantly in Muruntji country west of Kungkayunti (Browns Bore), where the artist’s family is from. The ininti tree (bat-wing coral tree) is native to the Western Desert of Central Australia, growing in sand around creek beds. The ininti grow abundantly in Muruntji country where the artists have spent much time collecting the seeds.
Both Patricia Multa, and her daughter Virgillia Multa paint the Ininti at Muruntji, expressing the colours and movement of the ininti tree and its seeds and flowers throughout the seasons. Patricia remembers collecting the seeds when she was a child and making them into necklaces. The seeds can be found in the sand, or inside the pods still on the trees. The seeds naturally grow in varying colours from dark reds to light yellows. The flowers are equally vibrant, ranging from rich oranges into reds. Ininti are still collected today and made into jewellery at Ikuntji Artists.