Purple Threads Publisher / Picador confessional

confessional

• a selection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islands missions and reserves established from 1838 to the closure of the last mission in 1987

Cats have been revered by artists since ancient times for their beauty

The Outback

Materials: 100% cottonDimensions: 29cm (L) x 13cm (W)Artist: Theo Nangala Hudson

Purple Threads Publisher / Picador confessionalGrowing up in the shifting landscape of Gundagai with her Nan and Aunties, Sunny spends her days playing on the hills near their farmhouse and her nights dozing by the fire, listening to the big women yarn about life over endless cups of tea. It is a life of freedom, protection and love. But as Sunny grows she must face the challenge of being seen as different, and of having a mother whose visits are as unpredictable as the rain. Based on Jeanine