Kingfisher by Ashleigh Pugh, 2022
Kingfisher by Ashleigh Pugh,
Pencil drawing on paper, $180
Ashleigh is a Noongar woman and has developed a following for her fine detailed rendering of Australian animals. Ash creates extraordinary miniature paintings, jewellery and woodcraft. In Ash’s words…
’My grandmother was a Noongar woman, and the journey I share with my father is our path. And I found out that my grandmother was creative and her love for fishing…maybe she passed that down to me.
’My love for my family is expressed all throughout my art. I have been painting since I was 4 years old. Growing up as a child I had the most loving and supportive parents to venture in to creative ways. I could express myself without limits. My art lives though them…my family.
’The last few years has changed my life learning how to tell my stories throughout my art and the amount of learning knowledge from people around me I will ever be so grateful for.’
