Grass Seed Dreaming Size:90 x 120 cm west of Yuendumu

west of Yuendumu

Her upbringing in these locations deeply influenced her connection to her Country and culture

Ada Bird Petyarre

As is the case with many of the female western desert painters

was born at Haasts Bluff in February 1950 and grew up in Papunya

Grass Seed Dreaming Size:90 x 120 cm 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