Sandalwood Oil - Damage Control

I was just talking to the people who make and create the Emu and Sandalwood oil products I have on the site, and the product called Damage Control came up.

I've sold a lot of this, and am amazed at it's loyal followers, it's like a medicine chest in one tube...a lot of sporty people use it to prevent tinea coming back, they swear by it.

One man wrote to me and said that it's the only thing that stops his son's leg rash. Its uses are many – from minor skin irritations and blemishes to shaving rash, cracked heels and fingers.

Cleopatra bathed in it every day, also the House of Guerlain use it in their perfumes.....can't argue with them..... (there's lots more info and the history of Sandalwood oil on the Making Tracks website)

Damage Control is a blend of essential oils including Australian sandalwood, clove, peppermint and tea tree.

Boomerang - for kids

I've just got in some great little boomerangs for kids to paint, they are just the thing if you want to teach your kids about Aboriginal iconography and do it in a fun way. Why not at their next birthday party? OR on a cold wintry day when you're looking for something for them to do.....

Each boomerang comes with a FREE GIFT, a page of Aboriginal icons that can be copied onto the boomerang.

They learn about the icon for the kangaroo, possum, rain, people etc etc, it's a fantastic way to teach, not only kids, more about the mysteries of Aboriginal paintings and their symbols..

After that you can take your kids to your favourite Aboriginal art gallery and I'm sure they will get very excited when they start to recognize some of the icons.

Go to the Making Tracks site for more info.....

Spears, carved birds etc

Traditionally men and women made artifacts according to their respective role as hunter/gatherer.

Boomerangs, shields, spears and woomeras were made by the men for hunting. Women wove baskets using plant fibres and plant dyes and the men would weave nets for fishing.

In the Kimberley artifacts were produced in abundance, then when the demand for paintings became popular, the artists began painting, producing works in ochre on canvas.

More recently, in centre Australia, as the tourist trade increased, wood carving has become popular. Small lizards, birds, snakes, coolamuns, digging sticks and traditional items that were used in ceremonies are skilfully made.

The missionaries taught the artists how to further enhance their work by burning designs into the wood using a wire heated over a fire, this is known as poker work.

If you want to see more go to site......

What is the Dreamtime

Anne, in answer to your question re the "Dreamtime"and paintings titled Emu Dreaming etc...

Each Aboriginal painting we see is a story relating to this Dreamtime, every Aboriginal person inherits their Dreamtime stories from their parents. These stories go back generations to the Creation time when the Creator Spirit swept across the countryside creating the plants and animals, wind and rain, also at that same time people were created and they were each given responsibility for various aspects of nature. It may be a plant, an animal or an area.

These Dreamtime stories are the “blue-prints” for the way that the people live their lives and protect and nuture all living things on the land for future generations. They are the law. The stories tell about the way plants grow and animals live, where water and food can be found.

We see titles of paintings relating to the Dreamtime “Honey Ant Dreaming”, “Dingo Dreaming”, “Barramundi Dreaming”, these creatures are the responsibility of the people who have learnt about them from their elders. They are their sacred totems.