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Grass Seed DreamingIn 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

Pantjiya paints the sacred ceremonial sites

Barbara resumed her relationship with her aunty Emily and first became involved with the batik movement at Utopia

It is used as a ceremonial wrap and as a strap to carry ‘parraja’ (coolamons) and ‘ngami’ (water carriers)

Minnie Pwerle: Life and Artistic Legacy

She is the younger sister of Turkey Tolson Tjupurrula and half-sister of Mitjili Napurrula

She was a prominent Australian Aboriginal artist from Utopia

was an experience Barbara lived as a child and again as an adult in Utopia

and the plants and animals inhabiting it

Her work is distinguished by its originality and spiritual depth

From the outset

To overcome her initial shyness in his company

Nyunmiti Burton