Eva Ponting is a Gunditjmara woman born in 1965. She is a mother, nanna, aunt, sister wife and friend from the "Rose mob" . She started her art studies at Gotafe Shepparton in 2007 in in a Koorie Arts class where she says' my journey of art startes." I love to do different types of art - weaving, painting, jewellery, lino, prints and etching." With a diploma in graphic design at TAFE she has been a professional artist since around 2010. In 2012 she undertook a -month Indigenous Arts Residency at the Shepparton Art Museum fwhere she was able to extend her experience in facilitation of groups as well as working on the delivery of public programs for the Indigenous Ceramic Award. A member artist at Kaiela Arts she is also one of Kaeila's workshop facilitators instructing weaving groups. Highly talented, Eva is a dedicated artist who is serious about developing her professional network and reputation as an artist. Works such as this raffia weaving demonstrate her ability as an imaginative and skilled weaver and artistic creator.