Grass Seed Dreaming Size:90 x 120 cm Angling towards the bottom left

Angling towards the bottom left corner of the ‘map’ is a watercourse that has been full after rainy times but now leaves a residual pattern that is characteristic of her country

setting the tone for a successful career

which is the story of the spear straightening ceremony taught to Mitjili by her mother

She grew up living a traditional lifestyle with her family

Grass Seed Dreaming Size:90 x 120 cm Angling towards the bottom leftIn 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