Green Reeds Multilayer Eel Trap (above) by Jenni Kemarre Martiniello

Green Reeds Multilayer Eel Trap 2016,
hot blown glass with canes
SDR-1706

As a contemporary urban-based Aboriginal (Arrernte) glass artist, my aim is to produce a body of traditionally inspired works that will pay tribute
to our traditional weavers, and provide recognition for these ancient cultural practices through the contemporary medium of glass, but within the aesthetics of both.

This work is inspired by eel traps woven by traditional Gunditjmara and Narrandjerri weavers for thousands of years. I have used opaques overlaid with translucent colours in various combinations to access the colours of native reeds and bulrushes traditionally used to weave these objects. The range of colours varies, from the fresh greens, reds and golds of freshly harvested rushes, to the changing hues of the fibres during aging and use.

JENNI KEMARRE MARTINIELLO
RESIDES ACT