Djinjama Barin (Shellwork) Experience
Description
Ashweeni Mason and her daughters, Bella and Arianna Landini (all pictured below), are proud Yuin, Dharawal, Monero and Gunai Kurnai Aboriginal artists and cultural practitioners, dedicated to celebrating, preserving and sharing their rich cultural heritage through their family cultural business, Marrawanggan.
With over three decades of cultural experience, Ashweeni is a multidisciplinary artist, dancer and cultural educator. Her eldest daughter, Bella, has performed professionally from a young age, while her youngest daughter, Arianna, is embracing a growing role in cultural education, delivering programs at Little Yuin Preschool and facilitating Marrawanggan workshops.
Together, this mother-daughter trio proudly share their family's treasured Djinjama Barin (Shellwork) traditions, passed down through generations under the guidance of respected Yuin Elder Aunty Vivian Mason.
Through their workshops, they celebrate the artistry, ancestral knowledge and enduring cultural connections of Yuin Dharawal Saltwater Women.
With Ashweeni, Bella and Arianna at their Giiyong Ganya workshop, you will learn about the significance of shellwork to the Yuin people, whilst creating your own shellwork piece.
Each participant will complete a shellwork project to take home. All materials supplied.
When: 10.30AM Saturday 28 November 2026
Where: Jigamy, 4381 Princes Highway, Broadwater, Thaua Country (between Eden and Pambula NSW)
On Arrival: Please arrive 20 mins early to allow time to park and walk to the assigned venue on the Jigamy property. There will be directions available when you arrive.
Please bring your own drinks. This particular workshop will take place undercover.
No dogs are allowed on the property other than registered service dogs.
Accessibility: If you require assisted access, please let us know when purchasing your ticket.
Cost: $100 per person
Ages: 16+
Duration: 90 minutes
Find out more about Giiyong Ganya here.
Join us for the free evening concert at Jigamy 5.30-9.00pm.
Presenters
Nicole Smede
Nicole Smede is a Warrimay and cross-cultural multidisciplinary artist based on Wadi Wadi Dharawal Country. Working across sound, voice, poetry and installation, her practice explores the interrelationship between land, language and memory, guided by ancestral knowledge. She has received numerous fellowships, residencies and commissions, including the First Nations Residency Fellowship at Bundanon and the Ngarra-Burria First Peoples Composers Program. Her works include Nyiirun Yiiga (We Are Here), a large-scale choral work in Gathang language, and Bagandha yanggamba-ngga (Country Sings in Me), a video and sound installation. Her poetry appears in national anthologies, and her voice features on award-winning film soundtracks.
Luke Patterson
Luke Patterson is a Gamilaroi poet, musician and educator living on Gadigal Country. His debut poetry collection, A Savage Turn (Magabala Books, 2025), was shortlisted for the Mary Gilmore Award, ALS Gold Medal, Judith Wright Calanthe Award, UTS Glenda Adams Award for New Writing and Australian Book Industry Awards, and highly commended at the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards. Luke is a Wheeler Centre Next Chapter Fellow and has served as a judge for numerous literary prizes. His research and creative practice are grounded in extensive work with First Nations and other community-based organisations across Australia, including schools and correctional centres.
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