Bruce bin bon la Numbulwar en im skin im Burlany. Imin gaman la Ropa gada im femili en dei bin libum im gada im bigwan sista en braja. Dei bin gaman mijamit en imin wandi faindim job.

Bla im abija en gagu, dubala bin artist du. Dei bin meigim baskit and dumbat bak peinting. Imin wandim bulurum hau dubala bin wek en imin wandim peintim koltja said du. Imin gaman la at senta bla dum lagijat.

Bruce wek gada bafalou hon en im meigim loda irring. Det rarrk stail im yusumbat im bla im dedi en amuri. Dei bin yusum det longtaimwan rarrk ba peintim alabat feis en im ba alabat na.

Im tok weking gada bafalou im brabligudwan en im leigim im job.   

Bruce was born in Numbulwar and his skin is Burlany. He came to Ngukurr with his family and they left him with his older sister and brother. They came together, and he wanted to find a job.

Bruce’s grandmother and grandfather were artists who made traditional baskets and did bark paintings. He wanted to follow in their footsteps and paint their traditional culture. Ngukurr Art Centre was where he was able to do that.

Bruce works with buffalo horn to make earrings. The style he uses comes from his dad and grandfather, from the traditional ‘rarrk’ style they used to paint their faces during ceremonies. It belongs to them.  

 He thinks that working with buffalo horn is great and he loves his job.