Grass Seed Dreaming Size:120 x 120 cm Galya recalls a time when

Galya recalls a time when its seeds formed an important part of her clan’s diet and held deep cultural significance

During the journey she lost her mother’s sister

and technique

The site depicted in this painting is Puyurru

Grass Seed Dreaming Size:120 x 120 cm Galya recalls a time whenIn 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