Grass Seed Dreaming Tjimpuna-williams-tag Her father was Toba Tjakamarra

Her father was Toba Tjakamarra

and relate directly to the land

in Abie’s grandfather’s country

In his paintings he incorporates many Dreaming sites which represent significant rockholes

An eight panel series on the same subject was shown at Raft Artspace in Darwin in April 2002

Grass Seed Dreaming Tjimpuna-williams-tag Her father was Toba TjakamarraIn 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