Grass Seed Dreaming Gloria-petyarre-tag As is the case with

As is the case with many of the female western desert painters

and her unique style

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tapering lines overlap gracefully to represent a grass once abundant at Utopia before cattle grazing was introduced in the early 20th century

he carried the responsibility of preserving sacred lore through his art

Grass Seed Dreaming Gloria-petyarre-tag As is the case withIn many of Barbara Weirs paintings, long, tapering lines overlap gracefully to represent a grass once abundant at Utopia before cattle grazing was introduced in the early 20th century. Its botanical name is Portulaca oleracea. For thousands of years, this grass has been important to Aboriginal people because its small black seeds can be ground into flour. Rather than painting the seeds, Weir depicts the grass itself. Her colours show its natural