Wooditjup!
Image source Margaret River Art Trails
Artist: Ian Mutch
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2020
Location: Margaret River Main Street
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Description: Wooditjup is the traditional placename of Margaret River in Wadandi-Noongar culture and tells the story of the magic man Wooditch, the ancestor who created the river, Bilya. The Wooditjup Bilya is such a lifeforce and integral to the biodiversity of this area, for every raindrop is lifeblood to this land.
This collaborative mural celebrates the vibrant nature, culture, and community that draws us to the heart of Margaret River town.
Ian Mutch’s joyous characters are painted to represent everyone, celebrating diversity and unified respect for Wooditjup.
Stu McMillan’s addition draws on the native forest, bush and meandering river as it winds through paddocks, scrub, eucalypts and ancient granite gullies to the sea.
Jake Quodling riffed on Ian’s colour palette to write the place name, aiming for a simple illustration that would resonate with locals.
Give and Take
Image source Margaret River Art Trails
Artist: Ian Mutch, Kyle Hughes-Odgers
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2013
Location: Margaret River Main Street, near Visitor Centre
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Description: In a place where much of our leisure time is spent in and around the river and ocean, this artwork celebrates the relationship we have with our environment. Created using outdoor acrylic, aerosol and markers, it is a narrative based artwork portraying nature’s life cycle and the gift of water.
Art lovers will recognise the artist’s distinctive styles; Ian Mutch’s playful characters and Kyle Hughes-Odgers’ geometric figures. This brightly painted mural is on the wall between IGA and the Margaret River Visitor Centre.
Hold up your phone to activate AR mode and see the artwork come to life in an unexpected and playful way. Turn up the volume for the full experience!
Image source Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Wadandi Boodjarra
Image source Margaret River Art Trails
Artist: Sandra Hill, Ian Mutch, Jack Bromell
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2020
Location: Margaret River Main Street
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Description: Wadandi Boodjarra pays homage to the Traditional Custodians of the southwest, the Wadandi First Nations people. It depicts Wadandi home country, local flora and iconic forest red-tailed black cockatoos, and celebrates ongoing connection to earth, sky, ocean, rivers and bloodlines of generations past, present and future.
Ian Mutch has drawn on his expertise in painting photo-realistic birds to create the forest red-tails. These are native to the southwest and provide a sense of place, belonging and cultural significance.
The Indigenous icons painted by Sandra Hill feature a strong red line on the corner of the building that runs from top to bottom. This line symbolises the family blood line all the way back to the ancient Wadandi creation story of the Margaret River (place of Wooditch). The central brown circle depicts home country, Wadandi Boodjarra (Wadandi home country). The patterns in the middle circle are the traditional markings on shields. The red circle symbolises old, ancient blood. The black line circle symbolises community. The ochre dots on the outside symbolise family clan groups.
Jack Bromell illustrated marri branches with leaves and flowers to highlight a sense of place through connection with native wildlife and ancient culture. The marri tree is a species native to the southwest, and its name derives from the local Noongar language. Forest red-tails can frequently be found perched amongst marri branches feeding on nuts and flowers, which are an important food source.
Fading Habitat
Image source Esteban The Nature Man
Artist: Ian Mutch
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2020
Location: 51 Steere St S (laneway)
Provenance: Shire of Collie
Description: Fading Habitat depicts the Baudin’s Cockatoo, or the White-Tailed Black Cockatoo, in flight, above abstract and hidden details portraying native plants and local blue waters. The Baudin’s Cockatoo is a different species to the Carnaby’s Black Cockatoo, and can be identified by its longer bill. These birds are normally seen in groups of three or more, and are endemic to Australia’s South West. They nest in the hollows of old marri, karri, wandoo, tuart and bullich trees.
Baudin’s Cockatoos are currently at risk of extinction. Protecting their habitat is vitally important, particularly old growth forests. Two-thirds of Australia is privately-managed rural land, with private land-owners playing an increasingly important role in the conservation of these birds and other threatened species. If you have the opportunity, start by planting a Marri tree.
Aboriginal Symbols
Image source City of Busselton
Artist: Josh Whiteland and Ian Mutch
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2018
Location: Kmart Building façade, 86 West Street, Busselton
Provenance: City of Busselton
Blue Circle
Image Source City of Busselton
Artist: Ian Mutch
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2010
Location: 1/40 Faure Lane, Dunsborough
Provenance: City of Busselton
Coffee Break
Image Source City of Busselton
Artist: Ian Mutch
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: Unknown
Location: The Cure coffee drive through - 1/12 Faure Lane, Dunsborough
Provenance: City of Busselton
Carnaby Cockatoos
Image Source City of Busselton
Artist: Ian Mutch
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2016
Location: Dunsborough Art Society - 44 Gifford Road, Dunsborough
Provenance: City of Busselton
Collaboration
Image Source City of Busselton
Artist: Ian Mutch
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2019
Location: Christian Fletcher Gallery, 4/27 Dunn Bay Road, Dunsborough
Provenance: City of Busselton
Light the Way
Image Source City of Busselton
Artist: Ian Mutch
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2016
Location: Dunsborough Centre Point Shopping Centre - 55 Dunn Bay Road, Dunsborough
Provenance: City of Busselton
Dunsborough Tavern
Image Source City of Busselton
Artist: Ian Mutch
Year of Work: 2016
Location: 2 Dunsborough Place, Dunsborough
Asset Type: Mural
Provenance: City of Busselton
Brown Honeyeaters
Image Source City of Busselton
Artist: Ian Mutch
Year of Work: 2020
Location: St John's Ambulance Building, 56 Molloy Street, Busselton
Asset Type: Mural
Provenance: City of Busselton
Fantail Birds
Image Source City of Busselton
Artist: Ian Mutch
Year of Work: 2017
Location: Aldi Building side façade facing West Street, 90 West Street, Busselton
Asset Type: Mural
Provenance: City of Busselton
At the Beach
Image Source City of Busselton
Artist: Ian Mutch
Year of Work: 2020
Location: Retravision facing laneway, 62 West Street, Busselton
Asset Type: Mural
Provenance: City of Busselton
Local Whales
Image Source City of Busselton
Artist: Ian Mutch
Year of Work: Unknown
Location: Busselton Jetty
Asset Type: Mural
Provenance: City of Busselton
Sunrise Sunset
Image source Margaret River Art Trails
Artist: Ian Mutch
Asset Type: Mural
Year of Work: 2013
Location: Riflebutts Reserve Park Amenities
Provenance: Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Description: From a distance you’ll see a vibrant texture wrapping the wall. Flowing horizontal shapes, bright and organic, span the width of the structure.
The design mirrors the rolling hill lines of the region’s landscape. As you get closer, the artwork’s texture reveals itself as a collection of smaller painted illustrations which closely represent the heritage of Riflebutts Reserve.
Illustrations and shapes of the surroundings include waves, birds, kangaroos, weather, whales, fish, turtles, snakes, river, smoke, native vegetation, leaves and trees. These represent themes of the traditional owners and are natural icons that still exist in the Reserve today.
Funded by Royalties for Regions, Super Town Funding
