Grass Seed Dreaming Lorna-fencer-napurrula-tag she and her family would

she and her family would hunt and gather food in the surrounding area

Her early paintings often displayed a profound connection to Dreaming stories

She developed her own vibrant

both artists working with the Warlukurlangu Art Centre

The Tingari Cycle

Grass Seed Dreaming Lorna-fencer-napurrula-tag she and her family wouldIn 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