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Fay Nelson AM
Fay thought Bunjee's name was ideal for her website, because Bunjee means 'Mate' in her language. So, she painted the picture of Bunjee for her logo. Fay thought Bunjee was the ideal choice - his p...view moreFay thought Bunjee's name was ideal for her website, because Bunjee means 'Mate' in her language. So, she painted the picture of Bunjee for her logo. Fay thought Bunjee was the ideal choice - his personality was always happy, loving and welcoming. This came through on his smiling face; he was always happy, cheeky, and bold.
The land we love, is the provider of food, water and home for us, wherever we live on this planet. The same love for Country is felt by our birds and animals, and they suffer fear and dread when the rains don't come; the waters dry up and fires burn their land and their bush.
Fay's relationship with birds and animals, flora and fauna, comes from her Granny's teaching about Totems and Kinship. These relationships last for lifetimes. Fay's Mother, who died when she was a little girl, visits her every day in the form of a Willy Wag Tail bird, which is her Major Totem - she comes and chatters to Fay in the garden. Other Relatives, whose Totems live near Fay, visit her often as well.
The other important feature in Fay's books, is the value to her of her identity as an Australian Aboriginal person. This includes knowledge of the culture of Fay's homeland, and knowledge about the Ancestral Spirits Creators, as taught to Fay by her Granny.
Fay paints the Spirits as bright, beautiful, helpful creatures, who still dwell in Country wherever we live. Even though Fay hasn't written about scary Spirits, she acknowledges their presence as a child. Because the stories were meant to save our lives, and never meant to harm us, there are no scary Spirits in Fay's books - she wants people to love our Bush, because the Earth is our Mother.view less