About Us

It was an unforgettable moment at the Turkey Creek roadhouse, Jack Britten was driving the battered old Frog Hollow Toyota, with Hector Tjandany, in the middle, we don’t know where he put those long legs, and the rather slight Henry Wambini as the other passenger.

As they approached, Jack said, “We want you two-fella to help us with our paintings, we are sick of people giving us the run around” . With this simple statement, we received the ‘call to duty. The trio had heard that we had been dealing with art and artists for some years, in the Pilbara, with the Martu people, many of them, members of Rover Thomas’s own family, and in Wyndham, and wanted to “give us a go”.

This was the beginning of a delightful period working and living with some of the greatest ochre painters to emerge from the original Texas Downs / Turkey Creek art movement.

After a temporary managerial position at the Community’s roadhouse, we occupied the old Turkey Creek Post Office, and established the first art centre there. Warmun Traditional Artists, was an unfunded organization which saw the artists receiving 60 percent of the proceeds of their sales, with the remainder providing for all materials, rent, food, (we cooked hot lunches), transport, (our own vehicle) and all other running costs.

A couple of years later, we were persuaded to relocate to nearby Frog Hollow, by Jack, who was chairperson, and trying to develop the fledgling community. One of his dreams was to establish a little workshop where he could train and encourage his young charges. The ensuing years saw some wonderful artwork produced in the idyllic setting of this little camp by the creek.
Jack is no longer with us, but many artists are still using our services, and somewhat enjoying the option.

Recently awarded the Centenary Medal, Maxine, of Nyoongar heritage, was renowned for her community work, such as, when, as owner of a Pilbara Hotel, she fed up to thirty disadvantaged children on a daily basis from the kitchen, thereby creating the first so-called soup kitchen in the small town, a still-operating essential service. She earned praise also, from police and health professionals for her ground-breaking, undoubtedly, life-saving, twin policies of refusing to stock wine of any sort, or to sell glass-packaged takeaway sales. 

Narrangunny supports, aboriginal artists who, for whatever reason, wish to have a degree of independence in the creation and marketing their own work.

Their wishes are our commands, the product is entirely their own, and unless otherwise stated, “proper bush paint”, made from local ochre is employed in association with professional grade acrylic binders.

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