She’s even got one hanging in Kensington Palace after catching the eye of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge. 

But when the 18-year-old’s artwork Thapi Wani Watina (Brothers playing side by side in the Kalkadoon language) was emblazoned on the jerseys of the NRL’s Indigenous All Stars last Friday night – it ranked among her greatest achievements.

The artwork has already been featured in the NRL’s Reconciliation Action Plan for the next three years and will also be used on the Indigenous All Stars training gear as well as supporter memorabilia such as snapback caps, flags, footballs, etc.

Like the game in which it was worn, torn and battered, the painting is trying to help close the gap that Indigenous Australians have experienced for centuries in life expectancy, child mortality, education and employment.

‘‘One brother bleeds, all brothers bleed,’’ reads the tattoo former Indigenous All Star Sam Thaiday has scrawled along his chest.

So, too, do the dots of the red stars that flow between the footsteps of the tribes making their way to Queensland for the game in Sutton’s painting. 

Sutton’s painting brings the whole mob together in the Dreamtime, 13 hands for 13 players and thousands of dots for families of every colour, creed and circumstance.  

Sutton hopes the rainbow serpent will now give life to the continued funding of indigenous educational and medical outcomes. 

‘‘Without good health, our people can’t engage with education or employment, so they can’t be separated,’’  Kirstie Parker, co-chairwoman of the Close the Gap campaign, said. 

And at the centre of it all, a sun, blazing bright and a flag that unites all of Australia’s nations.

‘‘It is the future we are all working towards,’’ Sutton said.

But we are not there yet.

‘‘Much more work is indeed needed because this seventh Closing The Gap report is, in many respects, profoundly disappointing,’’ Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Wednesday as the report was delivered.