August 20, 2021“I don’t really have a plan when I start a piece – it just happens. I see a colour, then shapes and then the dragonfly appears, taking its rightful place in the totality of the picture.”
At the entrance of our Main Ward Block, at Northern Hospital Epping, you can find an exquisite series of artworks by Anny Bargo aka Antoinette Braybrook, that brings both colour and drama to the foyer.
Anny serves as CEO of Djirra. Djirra (the Woiwurrung word for the reed used by Wurundjeri women for basket weaving) provides support to Aboriginal people who are currently experiencing family violence or have in the past.
She was born and has lived in Victoria on Wurundjeri country all of her life. Says Anny, “My family line is to Kuku Yalanji in Far North Queensland, through my grandfather, Billy Bargo and my mum, Wanda Bargo (Braybrook). Dragonfly is our dreaming. ”
It was COVID-19 and the lockdown in Melbourne last year that gave her the opportunity to take some time out from her 18 – year role as CEO of Djirra. It was during this time that she found Dragonfly Dreaming and her journey began.
To date, Anny has created over 40 stories on canvas. Every one of them has a dragonfly or several – sometimes prominent, but other times not.
Vikky Brown, who works at Reception says, she constantly has visitors asking her about the artworks and finds them really beautiful.
Read on for the inspiration behind this beautiful art by Anny.
You can follow Anny on Instagram at @annybargo_art or antoinette_braybrook.
