An elderly man with a white beard and mustache wearing a wide-brimmed white hat and a vibrant, colorful shirt with Indigenous patterns and symbols.

Sooty Welsh

Wayilwan Artist

Wayilwan inspired line design artwork, by Sooty Welsh.

Uncle Kevin ‘Sooty’ Welsh is a Wayilwan Elder and artist based in Coonamble, north-western NSW.

Uncle Sooty’s hand-built ceramic pots and objects are inspired by cultural objects and the natural environment.

His markings, etched into the clay, are linked to the designs carved into trees by his Wayilwan ancestors.  

Older man with white beard and gray hair smiling, wearing a black cap and green hoodie, sitting at a table with two large pottery vases decorated with brown and white Wayliwan-inspired designs, in a room with wood-panelled walls.

“Living on Country, I have reconnected with my family and culture, finding my voice as an artist.” - Sooty Welsh

A tall ceramic vase with Wayliwan-inspired geometric designs with a dark background.

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