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Project Description

This project is a part of our own journey to re-learn Country, our Language group is one of many efforts in Northern rivers Bundjalung to revitalise, reconnect, and heal with our country knowledge again. Bundjalung nation is built up of several dialects and languages, this is our own local and personal interpretations collected into readable cards, accessible for the whole mob!

Group photo of Bundjalung Elders, language workers, and community members standing together in a classroom during a language revitalisation session. The group smiles warmly at the camera, highlighting the collaborative effort behind preserving and sharing Bundjalung language and cultural knowledge.

Our language mob!

Bundjalung Beach creatures 2025

Working in collaboration with local elders and their nonprofit language organisation, we have developed educational resources in an effort to help educate our future generations and local communities using Bundjalung Language and place names!

Illustrated Bundjalung educational card featuring an Osprey in flight, labelled with its Bundjalung name “Bihyin” and the English name “Osprey.” The bird is shown gliding with outstretched wings against a soft sky gradient, with a phonetic guide “(bee-een)” beneath. Part of the “Bundjalung Beach Creatures 2025” language resource project.
Bundjalung Elders and community members sit around a table during a language research session, reviewing animal reference photos, notes, and educational resources. One Elder writes in a notebook while others stand nearby, contributing to the collaborative process of reconnecting and documenting Bundjalung cultural knowledge.

CREATION PROCESS

Each animal is researched from our local native Eco-systems. Bundjalung language group, elders, and a language committee has worked together, match our local language to their natural environments. I had the pleasure of researching these sacred animals,
using photography and the help of the best site ever Initial and redraw these beautiful totems of our culture!

Concept art

and More images of the process

Sketchbook page with pencil drawings of a bird from multiple angles, including head studies and a full-body pose, exploring form and proportions for Bundjalung wildlife illustrations.Coloured sketch of an Osprey perched with folded wings, featuring brown and cream plumage. A study page developing reference artwork for Bundjalung language resources.Ink drawing of a small bird labelled “Juynjulam,” showing detailed feathers and stance. A concept sketch for Bundjalung species identification and language cards.Sketchbook drawings of a hoop pine tree, branches, and foliage studies labelled “Hoop Pine,” used for ecological and cultural reference in Bundjalung educational materials.Stylised drawing of a waterbird with a white body, red beak, and exaggerated long red legs, created as a character exploration for Bundjalung wildlife resources.Ink sketch of a frog labelled “Jirihny,” showing a dynamic pose and anatomical detail. Concept art for Bundjalung language and totem animal education cards.Coloured sketch of an Acacia dealbata (Silver Wattle) tree with bright yellow and orange flowering foliage, drawn in a sketchbook as part of Bundjalung plant and ecosystem reference studies.
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