Christy paints the Tjala, Honey Ant Dreaming; an ancestral story from her mother’s lands. Honey Ants are a highly prized delicacy for the Amata people. Honey Ants are found about a metre below the Mulga trees. Women look for drill holes under the Mulga trees following the tunnels with their digging sticks looking for subtle changes in the earth colour to lead them to the chambers where the Honey Ants are suspended from the ceiling, unable to move with their abdomens full of sweet nectar. The ants are identified by a yellow stripe on their backs. Women gather the ants and suck the honey like liquid from the abdomens of the ants, taking care not to be bitten. Honey Ant dreaming is an important story to the Amata people, honouring their spiritual and physical connection to country through art and ceremony. Christy paints using traditional iconography drawing on her grandparents and mother’s influences and uniquely incorporates her own drawn elements. The twisting lines and organic shapes represent the tunnels and formations made by the ants as they burrow under the Mulga trees. Christy favours a monochromatic or black and white colour palette for her paintings and works on paper. Christy utilises negative space and bold graphic shapes giving a contemporary feel to her ancestral story.