Leonie Campbell

Leonie Campbell is unique artist. She specialises in jewellery making, which is also an important part in Aboriginal culture.

Each necklace or bracelet is comprised of gum nuts, acacia seeds and ininti seeds. Leonie explains that the Gum nut seeds are collected while they are still green, they are sorted, cleaned, dried and then drilled or poked using hot wire to make a hole to tread through the string.

Using acrylic paints she decorates the gum nuts with Aboriginal symbols and patterns, which can have multiple meanings referring to the dreamings. The painted gum nuts are then several times lacquered with high gloss.

Leonie Campbell's fine craftsmanship is featured in the beautiful illustrated book called "Art On a String".

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