GALLERY | Mimmim

Family Love painting by Mim Cole (SOLD)

Story:

Family Love is a symbol of my family, my world, my heart. My family are a beautiful big ball of positive energy, 7 beautiful souls, strongly connected. We feed each other with knowledge and love. We elevate each other.

Our children are a creation that stems from the values of our marriage, our love, trust, truth and loyalty. Our passion for each other is from the heart of our souls, we love each other, we love everything about each other, it is pure and whole. Our love for our children is so pure, unapologetic, unconditional, and we'd do anything to protect, love and nurture them.

Family Love evolved as I started painting. I began channelling my soul, my spirit; I didn’t think about the big picture, the picture guided me, and the story came as I started painting. When you look at the painting you will see the human heart made up of the heart vessels, pumping love and blood, connecting our family, and all of us. The top left-hand corner is me, the one on the right is my husband, and the rest are our children and our grandchild.

I want this painting to remind you of the importance of family and to feel love.

Urban Style Dreaming by Mim Cole & Charmaine Cole (SOLD)

Two nations coming together and creating.. with love, respect and oneness.

Mim a Larrakia, Wardaman & Karajarri woman and Charmaine a Luritja, Wambaya woman painted this fusion piece, bringing the spirit of Saltwater and Desert art and culture together.
Through our song lines, culture, blood and spirit we feel that Aboriginal people are all connected.

Tree of Life painting by Mim Cole (SOLD)

Exclusive commission for Eunoia Lane Darwin.

This Tree of Life painting represents that no matter what our differences, we are all connected.
Each dot represents the leaves of the tree that represents the staff at Eunoia Lane. They are all different colours and sizes showing our unique selves and when we come together, we become united and strong and together make up the trunk, the roots and the whole tree.
The small dots raining down are the seeds, the drops of hope and the support that Eunoia Lane gives people to have more quality of life. Making a congruent environment.

Hands of a Woman painting by Mim Cole (SOLD)

Story:
Our hands tell many stories, where we have been,
where we are
and where we are going.
Our hands are our maps.
Our maps are different but can overlap. We need each other's support, love, guidance, acceptance and encouragement with open hearts and minds.
There are many wonderful qualities of a woman.
These abilities combined are limitless.
Through unity and supporting each other we are powerful.
Woman, creator of life, beautiful and loving. Together we can uplift and empower one another and in unity we are strong.

We are here, we are strong, we are powerful, we are "woman".

Survival painting on a Sherrin football by Mim Cole (SOLD)

Donated to the Go Foundation for their annual fundraiser luncheon auction.

There are four sides to this football, each representing important aspects to our survival as Aboriginal people.
SHIELD - Represents our people's strength in keeping our culture and pride alive despite all the obstacles we and our ancestors have faced.
STARS - Used by Aboriginal people to navigate through the land. The stars also hold dreamtime stories. I believe they are also our ancestors watching over us.
WATER - IS LIFE. The animals and our mob drank from waterholes, swam in creeks, lakes and waterfalls, travelled/journeyed on canoes through rivers and on ocean water.
I want to stress the importance of clean water for our people and planet to survive and that it has a vital impact on our existence. Allot of our water these days has been heavily polluted, even tap water is contaminated with harsh chemicals such as flouride and chlorine. Our bodies are made of up to 60% water, so having clean water is a critical part to our health and land.
LAND - The Original people/ancestors lived in balance and harmony with the land for thousands of years, travelling long distances on foot, hunting and gathering for their tribes, while always giving respect to the land so that the land in return will look after us.
When we feel confused or detached we can always sit and heal ourselves on the land beneath us, reconnecting with our ancestors and nature, the land lets us know that we're not alone, it gives us power, guidance, grounding, reassurance. The land has always and will always be here for us, it is the true medicine.

M&J Builders painting by Mim Cole. (SOLD)

Exclusive commissioned painting for M&J Builders.

This painting represents M&J Builders and their great contribution to the Northern Territory.
The 5 stars represent the four corners and the Northern most point of the N.T.
The cross hatching within the stars represents the binding of everyone involved, the team, working together with hard work and commitment to make M&J Builders what it is today.
The 3 clusters of dots that spread out throughout the N.T. show the bases that M&J Builders have in Darwin, Katherine and Alice Springs and the expansive area's they build in.

Reconciliation painting by Mim Cole (Sold)

Exclusive commissioned painting for Catholic Education for their Reconciliation Action Plan.

This painting represents the work reflected in the Reconciliation Action Plan. It represents the importance of Indigenous voices in decision making within Catholic Education, and it represents the importance of those voices being heard and everyone working together.
The middle circle represents the Indigenous leaders and advisory groups within Catholic Education.
The oval circle is the Indigenous voices and Catholic Education staff meeting and working together, binding like the cross hatching within it.
The dotted patterns represent all of the staff, students and people of the community.
The big ripple also with the binding cross hatching is all of these voices being heard far and wide and coming together united and taking action towards reconciliation.