Gwenda is the daughter of renowned artist Maureen Nampitjinpa Hudson. Gwenda has been painting since she was 15 years old, she paints the stories passed down to her by her mother in her own style that has evolved over the years to become distinctly her own. The inspiration for this artwork is the sand dune country that dominates Gwenda’s home at Yuelamu to the North West of Alice Springs in the Tanami Region. Known as Tali, these sand hills are set in parallel rows depending on the direction of the winds that have formed them. The valleys between these dunes can be either very productive and support a wider range of edible plants, medicines and wild life. Other areas can be remarkably barren, depending on the amount of water that has built up here and the quality of the soil. With these sand dunes being so high, it is often impossible to see what kind of country lies beyond each hill. The elders of these areas have travelled through this country often enough that they very aware of which places can offer sources of food, water, medicine and shelter – and this knowledge is passed down from generation to generation.