Grass Seed Dreaming Size:120 x 120 cm a community rich in cultural

a community rich in cultural heritage

of the Walmajarri language group was born at Wanywurtu under a tutujarti [desert walnut] tree

remains highly valued by the women of Utopia

She was the daughter of Irish station owner Jack Weir and Minnie Pwerle

including the National Gallery of Australia

Grass Seed Dreaming Size:120 x 120 cm a community rich in culturalIn 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