Grass Seed Dreaming Jennifer-ingkatji-tag west of Yuendumu

west of Yuendumu

The art centre makes regular visits to Nyirripi to drop off canvas

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

an ambassador for her people

she also shares with her six sisters the Thorny Mountain Devil Lizard Dreaming

Grass Seed Dreaming Jennifer-ingkatji-tag west of YuendumuIn 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