The latest public artwork on display in The Cube Wodonga lightboxes will make you look twice.
Tammy Campbell, a proud Wiradjuri woman born in Wagga and a self-taught artist, has used her painting skills to capture the Murray River with two communities living on both sides.
“Most of it is acrylic on canvas but I have taken a different spin on that one and used actual river stones that I collected from our river,” she said.
“This particular artwork took quite a few months to complete and it’s actually hanging above my bed at the moment but is currently for sale.”
The artwork, titled Bila, is the Wiradjuri word for river and the creation is one of her more recent pieces.
Her second artwork – Rainbow Waterholes - is from 2018 and portrays the way the sun hits water and projects different colours and glitters.
The third and final artwork – Lightning Women – tells a story of the lightning women that come out and dance across the bolts of lightning in stormy weather.
“The original painting has recently been sold and depending on how you look at it, the women actually move and dance and gives a real 3D effect.”
Tammy has sold many works both nationally and internationally and has previously exhibited in The Cube lightboxes in 2018.
“It’s always a proud moment to see Indigenous art and culture being admired,” she said.
Tammy also enjoys working with possum skin, as well as making jewellery from emu feathers and other natural resources.
As a member of the Wagarra Wagarra dance group she looks forward to taking part in NAIDOC week celebrations – (I will link to these.)
The artworks will be on display at The Cube until September 15.