Women's Business - Shift Dress - Copper on Petrol (Silk) Clothes tailored darts and a long

tailored darts and a long waistline

Twelve assorted coloured pencils come in a convenient cylindrical holder

Northern Territory

120 reed dupion silk - luminous and iridescent

My paintings are about my story and my mother’s

Women's Business - Shift Dress - Copper on Petrol (Silk) Clothes tailored darts and a longThis shift dress by Mavis Marks depicts the Women's Business Story the ceremonial dancing of the women at Watiyawanu (Mt Liebig) and their body painting designs. Mavis was born in 1945 at New Haven and moved to Ikuntji as a teenager. She began painting at Watiyawanu after her marriage, returning to Ikuntji after the death of her husband. Her designs have walked international fashion weeks. A 1960s inspired shift dress in a flattering A line