"The Sweet Rain series is designed to ignite imagination and celebrate life. It signifies a raindrop’s journey from the clouds to the earth and its importance to the land and our lives. The ancient traditional Aboriginal symbol of rain is portrayed through my own contemporary artistic lens. I have designed the symbol to have a cup of delicate dots that surround just the bottom of each coloured stroke, in a cascading effect. The colour of each drop signifies a part of my life story and is applied in layers of fine art strokes. The colours hold a visual memory of the beautiful Australian landscapes through my eyes.

With my fascination with rain comes my ever-evolving exploration with colour. When colours are mixed and blended to form a multitude of shades there becomes choice.

Have you ever taken the time to really see the rain falling in all its beauty? To imagine it’s journey from the clouds to the earth. The beautiful colours that I have explored in my painting are reflective of this.

From the deep dark blues when the rain begins to fall, through to the lighter colours as it passes through and falls on Country. The long-shaped symbols represent the large droplets that are full and ready to burst as they cascade down to their resting place on our lands, filling our rivers and dams. This beautiful life source that we sometimes take for granted but cannot live without. As I continue my journey I give thanks to the rain as a sweet reminder of all the important things I cannot live without."

- Lizzy Stageman

The Indigenous Collection translates original artworks by First Nation artists into three-dimensional luxury rugs using the finest materials such as wool and silk.
The copyright of the original designs and stories behind each of the artworks remains the property of the individual artist.
Each artist is paid a royalty of every sale.

Hand tufted in wool + art-silk in cut pile
Manufactured to a pile height of 9mm with 12mm raised cut pile and a weight of 3.00kg/m2
Rug photographed measures 2000 x 3000mm

Also available in custom sizing
If required, the design can be customised regarding shape, size and colour in consultation with the artist

Tappeti acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.
We acknowledge the Cameraygal people who are the traditional custodians of the lands on which our company is located and where we conduct our business.
We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.
Tappeti is committed to honouring Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society.