Aunty Marilyn Russell, Shellwork dark blue jewellery box I found a healthier way

I found a healthier way of expressing my emotions is a group show inspired by and including works by an artist from Dillwynia Correctional Centre

Lee has copped heat from the kind of motherfuckers who in the private brutality of their delicate sensibilities don’t want to see what Lee sees as the beautiful faces

“an instant classic … “ Dr Dino Hodge

Evelyn Araluen

Haemadorum brevicauli grass

Aunty Marilyn Russell, Shellwork dark blue jewellery box I found a healthier wayArtist: Marilyn Russell Title: Heart shaped blue shellwork jewellery box Materials: Shells, glue, velvet, cardboard & glitter Sizes vary: Approx 200mm wide x 200mm x 120mm deep Continuing the tradition of shellwork which has been handed down to her from her mother Esme Timbery, Marilyn Russell's work represents her connection to the past and a process of healing. Through these fine art objects, Marilyn keeps Bidjigal women's shellwork tradition alive.