Grass Seed Dreaming Gloria-petyarre-tag As a prominent elder she

As a prominent elder she not only maintained but strengthened her cultural identity through her paintings and ceremonies

Her artworks depicted Jukurrpa stories

These stories evoke memories of times when families cared for the land

Jennifer relocated to Adelaide for health reasons

1989 John Weber Gallery

Grass Seed Dreaming Gloria-petyarre-tag As a prominent elder sheIn 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