Grass Seed Dreaming Size:90 x 120 cm Recognized as one of the

Recognized as one of the most culturally significant artists of her generation

The bush leaf grows in a swamp near sandhills close to the Utopia region

another community some 130km away

In this work she displays a cross motif that is peculiar to this work

cultural and religious beliefs and practices of Aboriginal Australians

Grass Seed Dreaming Size:90 x 120 cm Recognized as one of theIn 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