My name is Emma-Jane Hunt, I am a Yindjibarndi and Djaru woman with both traditional and ancestral links to both the Pilbara and Kimberly regions of Western Australia. I was taught to weave when living in the East Pilbara by Martu Weavers from the Western Desert.
I am the sole owner of 'Emma-Jane's Weaving + Bush Collection' and love the movement of slow and sustainable art.
I first learnt weave over ten years ago and I have kept my techniques as close to what I was taught as possible. I am grateful for being taught these weaving techniques and am passionate about keeping this particular cultural practice alive by teaching a traditional method of basket weaving as I was taught, however am beginning to branch out to other styles, however my teaching technique will remain the way I was shared.
When I moved back to Perth in 2015 I was given permission to share my weaving skills and always aim to do so with my teachers in mind.
Traditionally where I am from and learnt, only women weave, and currently I only teach women this art and continue to pay respects to those who taught me and my culture in doing so.
I am also the designer of ‘Emma-Jane’s Bush Collection’, collecting seasonal bush fruits, called Quondong’s, use the seeds to make bush inspired handcrafted jewellery. Collecting Quondongs is something I have been doing since a young age with my mum and family.
The Quondong fruit is commonly known as a Wild Peach or its scientific name is Santalum Acuminatum, of the Sandalwood family. The flesh of the Quondong fruit is often used to make jams or used in cooking.