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Kallista 1957

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Studio

I play with Mum in two studios.

Tom's studio, circa 1925.

Mum does some work at Bill Onus's studio down the hill towards Belgrave (part of his 'Aboriginal Enterprises' art shop and gallery). I watch her burn designs onto his wooden boomerangs, and cut stencils for silk screen fabric printing. Bill has a son about my age called Lin.

Tom's studio is in the back of the garden. Mum and I sit there on the floor and paste scraps of paper onto glass jars, with clag she made with flour and hot water. Dusty old canvas stretchers, tubes of oil paint, a palette and an easel are lying around about. I get Alizarin Crimson on my fingers and spread little marks all around the house, as I handle the doorknobs.

Albert Namatjira, the Aboriginal artist, goaled for six months with hard labour for supplying liquor to fellow Aboriginals.

On the Beach by Neville Chute published.

Margot Fonteyn toured Australia as the guest of the Borovansky Ballet.

The Australian Almanac, Pub. Angus & Robertson 1985