Grass Seed Dreaming Ada-bird-petyarre-tag She is now a Gija

She is now a Gija language teacher at the school and an artist at the Warmun Art Centre

Recognized as one of the most culturally significant artists of her generation

individuals are not permitted to adorn themselves with body paint arbitrarily or create their own designs

Her early paintings often displayed a profound connection to Dreaming stories

growing grass

Grass Seed Dreaming Ada-bird-petyarre-tag She is now a GijaIn 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