Stephen Pitjara

Land is very close to the hearts of Australian Aboriginal people. They call this creation time Dreamting. Conservation of the land and passing on knowledge to future generations is very important to Aboriginal people, Stephen Pitjara is from the community of Utopia. The dotted lines in Steve’s artwork show the pathways created by the forefathers in Dreamtime. The small dots in the body of the artwork show kuldoo (edible seeds) from various fruits to make damper seeds (Special bread).Stephen drops by the shop in Alice Springs every now and then; here showing one of his designs My Country Utopia".