While Bronwyn has created many works over the years, her favourite is a painting that tells the story of her mum who was part of the Stolen Generation and grew up in the Wandering Mission, a WA home for Aboriginal children taken from their families. The artwork highlights the trauma that all races faced living in the missions, including the suffering United Kingdom migrant children experienced in being torn away from their family and sent to orphanages. Shadows in the painting represent the lost children, many who died in the missions or went missing, while the colours represent the different colours of skin of all races. Bronwyn’s oldest granddaughter, Taysharn, wants to follow in her footsteps. She has told her granddaughter: “You can do whatever you want to do as long as you complete school, school is a big thing for me.” Taysharn has begun learning to paint and has drawn her first sketches, which Bronwyn hopes will become her first piece of artwork.
Bushtucker by Bronwyn.
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