Palm Spring Puna-yanima-tag Although Ada would tell you

Although Ada would tell you that she had been painting all her life

and sores—by making a paste to rub on the body or mixing with water to drink as a remedy

Her upbringing in these locations deeply influenced her connection to her Country and culture

Walala developed his own unique and boldIly graphic style of painting

To overcome her initial shyness in his company

Palm Spring Puna-yanima-tag Although Ada would tell youJanet was born in 1959 at Old Flora Valley Station, east of Halls Creek. Her parents were Jaru, her mother from Billiluna and her father from Balgo. Growing up on the station, Janet would go hunting and fishing with the old people. After marrying and living on Kilkimby Station in the Northern Territory, Janet lived between Halls Creek, Kununurra and Billiluna for many years. In Halls Creek, she began painting plant foods and bush meats that she grew