EMU OIL FOR YOUR SKIN

I gave my sister an Emu Oil Day cream and an Emu Eye cream for Christmas, yesterday she told me that her hairdresser commented on how good her skin was looking, my sister was quite amazed and rang to tell me, as she said the only thing she's been doing different is using the Emu oil products I gave her for Christmas!!

Emu Oil does have some amazing properties, I love using it and I'm just about to put a new lip balm on the web site. I've been trying it for a few weeks, as generally I buy the supermarket one ... but I'm really happy with this lip balm and feel confident to recommend it, I have a lot of clients who purchase from me and return business is important ... I've got no hesitation in putting it on site, I really think you'll love it.

ABORIGINAL ART - WANT TO LEARN MORE?

People everywhere are fascinated how the indigenous people of Australia and their culture, which goes back over 40,000 years, has become a worldwide art movement. Trying to understand these unique paintings can be very confusing. On Making Tracks website is a book, FREE DOWNLOAD, which will put you on the path to learning and understanding more.

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.

Why don't the Aboriginal Desert artists use natural pigments?

Many people feel that the use of colourful acrylic paints by Aboriginal artists makes the works less authentic. This stunning work by Jeannie Petyarre has an amazing energy, but still maintains the vital elements of her Dreaming.

In the Desert works are colourful. When the missionaries first came to the area they introduced the artists to many different colours and mediums to produce work. They were given bright colourful clothes to wear.

Many of these colours were new to them and, to put it simply, give an artist colour and they will use it.

Whilst the painting styles and colours have changed the message is still the same as it was over 40,000 years ago. Many of the artists, like Jeannie, have become major artists on the world stage, their styles have evolved from painting very static work to works of art that can sit side-by-side with some of the greatest artists of all time.



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