Burruguu Art

authentic aboriginal art created by nhunggabarra artist sandon gibbs o'neill. 'burruguu' means time of creation in nhunggal language. i remember a couple of years back when i was just starting to take more of an interest in the knowledge my grandfather, tex skuthorpe, held and was starting to put paint to canvas. i said i wanted to start an instagram page and asked what i should call it. he replied without hesitation, 'burruguu, yep burruguu, it means time of creation'. i haven't looked back since. never in my younger years did i expect to become an artist, let alone start a little business, but here we are. i grew up with dreams of a football career and loved everything about sport. after school i worked for a while with tafe nsw and then decided to start university where i completed a bachelor of community and social development with university of western sydney. around the same time i visited my grandfather who was living in alice springs, his knowledge and deep respect for everyt