Aborigine art

My artwork has been non-existent for nearly a year now. Lots of crap led up to that, but I've been feeling the tug to get back to it. I'm a novice - no real training to be spoken of outside a few classes at a local college's art department. I think the best thing I gleaned from them was the freedom to "do" instead of simply thinking that I couldn't.

I still so appreciate the work of those talented real artists. When I came across this site via my GoogleReader today, it took my breath away.

Hidden deep within a lush Australian rainforest are a set of mystical Aborigine sculptures seemingly merged into the natural surroundings. Moss covered torsos of men, women and children protrude from tree trunks and boulders. Some reach heavenward with widespread wings, others envelop each other protectively – all are symbols of the relationship the indigenous Australian Aborigines have with nature.

These mesmerizing sculptures are the work of William Ricketts, a rare Australian born in 1898 who was in awe of the connection the Aborigine people have with the land.

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