Bush Medicine Seeds

This striking work, “Bush Medicine Seeds,” by Aboriginal artist Sharon Numina, celebrates the healing strength and ancestral knowledge carried through Country. Flowing brushstrokes radiate outward in rhythmic patterns, symbolising the dispersal of bush seeds across the desert after rain — a visual story of renewal, fertility, and connection to land.

The interplay of white and earthy red tones reflects the harmony between nature and spirit, capturing both the physical beauty and cultural importance of bush medicine plants used for generations by women of the Utopia region. The movement in the composition evokes wind, growth, and life energy, transforming an ancient story of healing into a contemporary expression of identity, culture, and belonging.