Grass Seed Dreaming Rosie-tarku-king-tag she has become an active

she has become an active member of the APY Studio Adelaide

She has one brother and one sister

remains highly valued by the women of Utopia

particularly after joining the Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Association and holding his acclaimed first solo exhibition at Alcaston Gallery in 2003

Surrounded by art from a young age

Grass Seed Dreaming Rosie-tarku-king-tag she has become an activeIn 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