Nunggayinbala people have used dilly bags for thousands of years for practical and ceremonial purposes, but not until recently were they made from repurposed ghost nets and shade cloth fabric. Dilly bags, or yir in Nunggubuyu language, were traditionally made from pandanus or bark, and painted using different shades of ochre. Joy has taken tradition to the next level by replicating the forms using found, contemporary materials that speak to the environmental impact of commercial fishing operations on her homelands.

Brightly coloured acrylics replace ochre stripes for clan identification and individual expression.