The Aboriginal shellworkers of La Perouse, Sydney: Esme Timbery and Marylin Russell

Hear La Perouse Aboriginal shell artists Esme Timbey and Marylin Russel describe their love for their work.

[@lyndoherty909]

Absolutely beautiful art work! Deserving of the finest galleries!

[@ACDCdancecrewrocks]

Amazing! Such a beautiful art form and a way to connect with family and culture. The significance of this Indigenous art definitely goes way further than the artwork itself

[@tonibaxter603]

Thats beautiful shellwork ,my Grandmother would make the sydney harbour Bridge and the shoes matching with a box or an heart shaped box and boomerangs vases, photo frames all sorts of things with carbroad glue and shells ,she taught me how to collect shells whilst pop and the boys would go fishing on the rock Nan and the girls would collect shells take them home and sort them out for Nan to make things it was the best times yarning and laughing with Nan and all the stories I cherish them priceless moments and memories me and my mum do shell workshops and the markets .

[@josephlandrut4154]

La Perouse, Sydne, I purchased a war club and left-handed Boomerang during 1966

[@calebingrey9700]

That's my nan