Grass Seed Dreaming Jennifer-ingkatji-tag an ambassador for her people

an ambassador for her people

The Aboriginal artist Greeny Purvis Petyarre was born c

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

Phyllis Thomas is a Gija woman of Nagarra skin whose bush name

Grass Seed Dreaming Jennifer-ingkatji-tag an ambassador for her peopleIn 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