About the Artist
Cassie Leatham is a multidisciplinary artist, fashion and jewellery designer, award winning artist and has had her work acquired by the NGV, KHT collections, Melbourne Town Hall Gallery, Melbourne Magistrates courts and in galleries and private collections. Leatham has had her works exhibited nationally and internationally and recently has been featured in Vogue Australia with her weaving wearable art.

About the Artwork
Bundjils Calling represents the Reserve that once my great grandfather owned but placed in a trust with the national parks for protection and environmental and wildlife conservation. Here at this place has a huge Wedge Tailed Eagle nest we have had the privilege to sight but know to not go too close for the habitat we must protect and keep our distance. I take my teaching of cultural knowledge and passing down knowledge of Country and Wildlife conservation to my grandson and my nephew, my two bushtukka boys that I share important messages about Bundjil our creator and pass down skills in survival and reading of animal tracks and the Country we walk upon. This piece is woven with native fibres bushdyed in the colours of the grass lands, swamps, muddy grounds, that lead us to this magnificent nest that two have created a third. The found feathers we have found represent the connection to our creator but the large is myself and the smaller ones the two boys who will continue my legacy in keeping Country protected and advocate for protection of wildlife habitat and climate action needed for a better future. Bundjil Calls us together to walk on Country as one.