Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Man in Central Station

So everyday when we go through Central Station tunnel there is usually a man there drawing aboriginal artwork. We have walked by many times hearing business people walking through the tunnels saying really rude things to this man. One day when I walked by him I noticed that his artwork was actually really good! I decided that if I was going to have proper Aboriginal Artwork it was going to be from the artist himself. So David and I said that before we left Sydney we would by some work from him. So on Sunday night as we were walking past him David noticed a sign that said it was his last day. So we walked over to him and he told us that his mother was very sick so he had to head back home to take care of her. So we went and got out some money to buy some of his paintings. He explained each painting to us and then told us a little bit about where he came from and his people. He also told us that they have a connection with a couple of the tribes in Canada and that he and a aboriginal dance team were going to make their way over to Canada in the new year and do a bit of touring.
It was a nice little sit down with him in the tunnel and it was soo cool to learn about where he was from and his culture.


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