M&S Textiles Meeting Places - Ecru

Aboriginal Art is one of the more ancient traditional arts in the world, going back approximately 50,000 years. In early days, Aboriginals did cave painting, rock painting, and sand or ground painting. The newer generations use acrylic paints on canvas to portray their Dreamtime. These Aboriginal artworks are sought after not only in Australia but worldwide. According to Aboriginal mythology, Dreamtime is the era when the world was dark. There was nothing on earth; the soil was soft. This was when the forefathers sprang up from underneath the soil and started building most of the requirements for their needs and that of future generations. They built mountains, rivers, waterholes, trees, and light gardens. We, at M&S Textiles, value the artists need and how they want to be perceived. In combining their memorizing with art along with quality fabrics, we are able to immortalize their stories and allow our customers to be voices of the stories that comes from the land under.

Meeting Places: Behind the Designs

Meeting places are very important in Aboriginal culture. Elders and others meet together to discuss the well being of the community. All gatherings give interactive insights into the traditional skills, ancient stories, and day to day life of the Aboriginal people. These gatherings provide and opportunity to come together to celebrate and consolidate their traditional cultural practices and identity.