The bush of the Gympie area has been a constant source of inspiration for Sally as an artist. The idea for 'The Ochre Trail' comes from a seam of ochre rocks that run through Anderleigh.

The rocks were formed by deposits of manganese, felspar and hydrated iron oxide under the intense heat and pressure of a volcanic implosion.

The gasses produced by these conditions formed the soft pockets of many coloured ochres within the rocks.

The installation is a multi media assemblage, part of which is made from recycled materials. Drawing from the indigenous stories about ochre in the imagery, taking fragmented parts of the flora and fauna of the bush.

The Artists intension was to create a 3D topographical map of the area which represents the microcosm.

The totems which formed part of the installation were treated in a symbolic way and as reference points within the time frame of the installation and mans mark on the topographical landscape.

Sally used the symbolism of the number seven in the totems; seven is the number of the universe, the macrocosm, completeness, a totality. With the three of the heavens and the soul; and four of the earth and the body; it is the first number which contains both the spiritual and temporal. It is perfection, the number of Gaia, the Great Earth Mother.

Seven is the reconciliation of the three and the four, the state of action and the state of being. Sally Spencer