Grass Seed Dreaming Freda-brady-tag reflecting her significance in the

reflecting her significance in the contemporary art world

spirituality

Tiger Palpatja

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

Kudditji Kngwarreye

Grass Seed Dreaming Freda-brady-tag reflecting her significance in theIn 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