Midsummer Grubs ‘jeri’ are Growing

The eight Wurundjeri seasons
Sunday 20 October 2019

Launching Paradoxa’s series Walking, Talking, Listening, Learning, Judy Nicholson, Wurundjeri-wilun elder and artist of the Woi-wurrung language group, discussed her work researching and reviving the Wurundjeri eight seasons Lunar Cycle. Aunty Judy told of how the Midsummer Grub, ‘jeri’ (as in Wurun-d-jeri), pupates in late September and October and goes on to mature through the seasons. Assisted by her partner and Worimi artist, James McFadyen, Judy spoke of Women’s and Men’s business through the seasons and how labour and lore is divided in time.