Author(s): IAD Press

Diaries

Beautiful images and excerpts from the Eastern Arrernte Creation story of the Seven Sisters are interwoven with journal entry pages in a brand new publication from IAD Press; High gloss colour cover (265gsm), Front cover fl ap for marking pages, Secured back cover fl ap for keepsakes, 96 pages in 110 gsm quality paper, ideal for pen and ink use, Key words from the story given in Arrernte and English, Star map of the Pleiades constellation, Handy size for purse or travel (210mm by 148mm portrait), Locator ribbon to indicate your last journal entry. Celebrating the distinctive artistic style of Keringke Arts artist and IAD Press author Mrs Kathleen Kemarre Wallace, this journal will delight the user with many distinct features including the glorious full-colour painting of Arralkwe by Mrs Wallace featured on the front cover. A new edition to the Jukurrpa products (diary, calendar and greeting cards), the Jukurrpa Journal maintains the same high production values and rich content of its sister publications, and showcases the culture and art of Central Australia. The Seven Sisters is an Eastern Arrernte Creation story about the constellation Pleiades. The stars represent a group of young sisters who are pursued by a trickster (Orion). The story is found throughout Australia and among fi rst nation peoples around the world. In Eastern Arrernte, the Seven Sisters story is known as Arralkwe. IAD Press's new Jukurrpa Journal celebrates the Seven Sisters story as painted and told by Eastern Arrernte elder Mrs Kathleen Wallace in her book Listen deeply, let these stories in (IAD Press 2009). Seven internal pages feature each of the seven sisters and their story, as told by Kathleen Kemarre Wallace. All other pages are blank for you to write your own stories or notes. Paper stock is made in Australia from elemental chlorine-free pulp derived from sustainable plantation forests. Australian Paper is an ISO 14001 certified mill which utilises renewable energy sources.