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S t a r t yo u r n e x t c h a p t e r a t Sh o r e l i n e Students get creative with Quandamooka artist First Nations students at Redland Bay State School recently took part in a cultural art workshop with First Nations artist, Libby Harward. Libby is a Quandamooka artist and is a descendant of the Ngugi people of Mulgumpin (Moreton Island). During the workshop Libby shared stories with the jarjums (children) about Connection to Country and the animals and plants that inhabit the Moreton Bay area. Libby shared the importance of Connection to Country and spoke of the landscape and environment in Quandamooka Country, from the bushland to swamps, mangroves and ocean, and the relationship First Nations people have with them. Students were then invited to put pen to paper. Inspired by their learnings, the group created drawings and paintings for a collaborative art piece. “The jarjums (students) drew pictures that go from the bush, all the way to the tea-tree and mangrove swamps, right out into the ocean,” Libby said. “I love working with kids to draw their own interpretations in their own way and it is exciting to see their work come together to tell a visual story.” Their collaborative artwork can be viewed on Shoreline Avenue, Redland Bay and is also on display at Redland Bay State School’s Gordon Road entry. Watch the workshop here: https://youtu.be/fMiwmyUG6Bc Toni Ladd (Guidance Officer and Indigenous Champion at Redland Bay State School) with some of the young artists who took part Image credit: Redland Bay State School rt your next chapter at Shoreline