Indigenous artist

Crystal Quartermaine - Meeukany

Wiilman Meeukany

My name is Crystal Quartermaine. I am from the Southwest Noongar Clans; Wilman, Ballardong, Nyaki Nyaki, and Goreng. Currently living on Whadjuk Boodja/country, here in Ellenbrook. I visit home regularly with my Mob, to reconnect with lands, spirit, and to learn my culture. I have painted since I was a child. My stories/yarns come from my grandfather (passed), who raised me. I was very close with my grandfather and often would often fall asleep under the stars, listening to the stories about the skies. A lot of my painting incorporate the Meeka/Meeukany (Moon/Moonlight), alongside Astrology. I am currently a full -time Proud mother of four beautiful talented children. Leaving work as a nurse to focus and raise my children, established the time to retake up my hobby of painting.

Indigenous language groups

Noongar; Wiilman, Ballardong, and Meneng Clans

contact

Artefacts , Bush Medicine , Digital media , Fabrics and fashion , Paintings on canvas or linen , print , Prints

artwork

Title: Seven Sisters - Artist: Crystal Quartermaine - Wiilman Meeukany (2022)
Title: Connection to lands - Artist: Crystal Quartermaine (2022)
Title: Seven Sister - Artist: Crystal Quartermaine (2022)
Title: Wagyl Wagyl - Artist: Crystal Quartermaine ( Our Precious Gracious Wagyl Wagyl. Our creator, Mother of all Boojda, and Living Creatures/Beings. Showing off her luscious colours. The Wagyl Wagyl is our Rainbow Serpent in Southwest Noongar Clans. She creates all, and everything. Our Wagyl Wagyl was last known to be at the Kaarta Koomba. SIZE: 100CM X 70CM MEDIUM: CANVAS, ACRYLIC WEIGHT: 1.2KG)
Title: Seven Sisters - Artist: Crystal Quartermaine (The Seven Sisters are Ancestral beings who make up The Pleiades in Astrology/Tarus Constellation. They run away from the Magic Man (Marbarn man), aka Orion’s Belt star cluster. Who is in love with one of the sisters, but of wrong totem/tribe/clan for traditional marriage! The only way for the sisters to stay protected together, is to escape every night by launching themselves from the hills into the sky, and the Magic Man follows every night trying to capture the sister, though they surround and protect her. SIZE: 80CM X 100CM MEDIUM: CANVAS, ACRYLIC WEIGHT: 1.3KG)
Title: Wagyl Wagyl - Artist: Crystal Quartermaine (Our Precious Gracious Wagyl Wagyl. Our creator, Mother of all Boojda, and Living Creatures/Beings. Showing off her luscious colours. The Wagyl Wagyl is our Rainbow Serpent in Southwest Noongar Clans. She creates all, and everything. Our Wagyl Wagyl was last known to be at the Kaarta Koomba. SIZE: 100CM X 70CM MEDIUM: CANVAS, ACRYLIC WEIGHT: 1.2KG)
Title: Night Time In Makuru 2022 - Artist: Crystal Quartermaine (This shows the night time in the season of Makura. Our Precious Boojda shining bright with the meeukany, alongside the creatures going to their nesting grounds to sleep, and ensure their next clans are born in time for the warmer weather. The old King of the Bush can be seen (kookaburra) dozing off to sleep, like the old man he is. The people dancing on the land, welcoming the full moon, season herself, and the spirits in the sky, as they dance with them. The spirits can be seen in the trees as they come with the winds of Makuru. This season is important to ensure the lands gain back nourishment, and store water, alongside ensuring drinking sources for all animals and clans across the drier seasons to come. SIZE: 100CM X 80CM MEDIUM: CANVAS, ACRYLIC WEIGHT: 1.3KG)
Title: Two Rivers 2022 - Artist: Crystal Quartermaine (Our Whadjuk Boodja (Perth) is seen in this piece. The Wagyl Wagyl is very important, as you can see her forming the shapes of the lands, rivers, and last known place to be at the Kaarta Koomba (known as kings park today). Two Rivers represent The Swan, and Canning Rivers (Two Rivers) Mother and child can be seen within the center piece, representing a clan contributing to raising a baby/child within their clans. As a known practice still today! SIZE: 70CM X 100CM MEDIUM: CANVAS, ACRYLIC WEIGHT: 1.5KG)
Title: Welcoming of Makuru - Artist: Crystal Quartermaine (Makuru is the rainiest, coldest time of the Noongar seasons within South West. The rivers are full, enabling free movement of clans with ease, with plenty of food and water. Bookas, and hunting tools are made from yongkas, making sure nothing from the animals was wasted. This is the time for all animals to nest for their babies. Women’s business is taking place, alongside gathering and movement through Boojda with Clans moving away from the coastal areas. You will see the blackboys flourishing with, both male and females within this piece. This creation has both landscape, and dot art incorporated with each other, to bring the brightness of this season, but also not forget the flourishing trees within this wet time within my Beautiful Boodja. Dream time and the line/veil between our oldies can be seen, alongside the Meeukany/Moonlight, stars, and our loved ones passed watching over us, and welcoming the season of Makuru, as she flourishes so gracefully. SIZE: 140CM X 140CM MEDIUM: CANVAS, ACRYLIC WEIGHT: TBC)
Title: Seven Sisters 2022 - Artist: Crystal Quartermaine (Commission 2022)
Title: Womens Grounds - Artist: Crystal Quartermaine (2021 )
Title: Bindi Bindi - Artist: Crystal Quartermaine (2022)