{"id":2276,"date":"2015-04-26T09:26:21","date_gmt":"2015-04-26T09:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/?page_id=2276"},"modified":"2017-03-24T20:21:37","modified_gmt":"2017-03-24T09:21:37","slug":"yuendumu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/?page_id=2276","title":{"rendered":"Yuendumu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yuendumu lies 293km northwest of Alice Springs in <a title=\"The Tanami Desert\" href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/?page_id=2278\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the Tanami Desert<\/span><\/em><\/a>. A community of some 800 people, it is the home of the Warlukurlangu Artists.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/?page_id=2214\">Some of the extraordinary\u00a0work of the artists is seen here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Throughout\u00a0February of 2015 I lived and worked\u00a0at the arts centre as a volunteer.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2286\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2286\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Warlukulangu-Art-Centre-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2286\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Warlukulangu-Art-Centre-11-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The Warlukurlangu Arts Centre\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Warlukulangu-Art-Centre-11-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Warlukulangu-Art-Centre-11-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Warlukulangu-Art-Centre-11.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2286\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Warlukurlangu Arts Centre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Warlukulangu-Art-Centre-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2287\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Warlukulangu-Art-Centre-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Warlukulangu Art Centre 2\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Warlukulangu-Art-Centre-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Warlukulangu-Art-Centre-2-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Warlukulangu-Art-Centre-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2284\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2284\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-02-15-15.30.53.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2284 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-02-15-15.30.53-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"2015-02-15 15.30.53\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-02-15-15.30.53-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-02-15-15.30.53-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-02-15-15.30.53.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2284\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lee and Fiona preparing canvas for the artists<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fiona and me\u00a0preparing canvases for the artists of Warlukurlangu &#8211; see some of their magnificent paintings <a title=\"The Western Desert\" href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/?page_id=2214\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2283\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2283\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-02-14-11.21.07.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2283\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-02-14-11.21.07-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Volunteers try a little yoga at the donga\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-02-14-11.21.07-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-02-14-11.21.07-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/2015-02-14-11.21.07.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2283\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Volunteers try a little yoga by\u00a0the donga<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2302\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2302\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-PO-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2302\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-PO-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Yuendumu Post Office\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-PO-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-PO-1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-PO-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yuendumu Post Office &#8211; the town centre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2282\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2282\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-PO-3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2282\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-PO-3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"The Post Office\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-PO-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-PO-3-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-PO-3.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2282\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Post Office<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2298\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2298\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-Mining1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2298\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-Mining1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Yuendumu Mining Shop - Limited merchandise at ethical prices\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-Mining1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-Mining1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-Mining1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Frank &amp; Wendy&#8217;s Yuendumu Mining Shop &#8211; Limited merchandise, ethical prices<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-Mining3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2299\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-Mining3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Yuendumu Mining3\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-Mining3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-Mining3-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-Mining3.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2301\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2301\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-outback-shop-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2301\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-outback-shop-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Outback Shop - larger range with larger prices\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-outback-shop-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-outback-shop-1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-outback-shop-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Outback Shop &#8211; larger range of goodies, larger prices<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2289\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2289\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-Big-shop.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2289\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-Big-shop-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Yuendumu Big Shop - with very big prices\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-Big-shop-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-Big-shop-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-Big-shop.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sports Centre and Yuendumu Big Shop &#8211; very big prices<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2202\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2202\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Yuendumu-Clinic1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2202\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Yuendumu-Clinic1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Rudy on the steps of the excellent Dialysis Unit\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Yuendumu-Clinic1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Yuendumu-Clinic1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Yuendumu-Clinic1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2202\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rudy on the steps of the excellent Dialysis Unit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2294\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2294\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-FG10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2294\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-FG10-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Kids play on the Yuendumu footy oval\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-FG10-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-FG10-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-FG10.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kids play on the red dirt of the Yuendumu footy oval<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2292\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2292\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-FG4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-2292\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-FG4-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Local footy match\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-FG4-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-FG4-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-FG4.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Local footy match with tall, dark stranger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-FG8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2293\" src=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-FG8-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Yuendumu FG8\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-FG8-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-FG8-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/leebraden.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Yuendumu-FG8.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0<a title=\"Yuendumu\" href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/?page_id=2276\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Back to the top<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a title=\"The Western Desert\" href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/?page_id=2214\"><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Back to the Western Desert Art<\/span><\/em><\/a><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yuendumu lies 293km northwest of Alice Springs in the Tanami Desert. A community of some 800 people, it is the home of the Warlukurlangu Artists. Some of the extraordinary\u00a0work of the artists is seen here. Throughout\u00a0February of 2015 I lived and worked\u00a0at the arts centre as a volunteer. Fiona and me\u00a0preparing canvases for the artists &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/?page_id=2276\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Yuendumu<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2201,"parent":2214,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2276","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2276"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3583,"href":"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2276\/revisions\/3583"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2214"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/leebraden.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}