PETER B MORRISON | ‘Fig Tree (Moraceae)’ | Pen + Ink drawing CARDS ETHEL THOMAS | ‘My Mothers

ETHEL THOMAS | ‘My Mothers Country’ | 2020 | Acrylic on canvas board | 30

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PETER B MORRISON | ‘Fig Tree (Moraceae)’ | Pen + Ink drawing CARDS ETHEL THOMAS | ‘My MothersPeter Bertie Morrison was born on Thursday Island and grew up in Cairns. After he finished school, like many Torres Strait Islanders at the time, he moved to Western Australia to work on the railways. This work saw him travelling Australia for work for many years, before he returned to his familys place, Wug Village, Saint Pauls Community on Moa Island in the Western Island cluster. This is where I learnt our traditional customs, on the Island. My