Threads of Identity
Source: Insite Magazine, issue 24 Autumn 2010
History and craft merge to create a contemporary take on traditional weaving form for Janine McAullay Bott – we trace her passion from Wakkii to home in WA.
It was while living in Hawaii, weaving a basket for the first time with some locals in a workshop, that Janine McAullay Bott felt a connection to her Aboriginal culture like never before.
“Something came over me” she recalls. “I’ve never weaved an object in my life, yet it felt like I’d been doing it forever. That feeling went from my heart, right through the tips of my fingers. I haven’t able to stop since”……
Read Entire Article: Janine McAullay Bott article in Instie Magazine Issue 24 Autumn 2010