Grass Seed Dreaming Barney-campbell-tjakamarra-tag These leaves are traditionally used

These leaves are traditionally used to treat a range of ailments—such as colds

ensuring there was plenty of food and happiness as they travelled from place to place

holding meetings in Darwin

and grandfather

linear designs and bold

Grass Seed Dreaming Barney-campbell-tjakamarra-tag These leaves are traditionally usedIn 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