Artist statement, 2018This is a painting of my twin sister and I sitting at our Nana’s kitchen table drinking fresh milk. My Mum would travel to our Nana’s house when we ran out of money and food. A cup of fresh milk was a luxury as we’d usually have powdered milk instead because it was much cheaper. The background is filled with everything we dreamed of having. The crucifix is symbolic of the Catholic church who we feared. If they found out we had no food, they could have taken us away from our Mum. So, we used to keep it all secret whenever we went hungry. Nana’s house was a state housing fibro house. It was great there because it was always full of family. We would hunt in the bush where the Tonkin Highway is now and often ranged all around the airport near Redcliffe.