Grass Seed Dreaming Kukika-adamson-tag siblings and extended family according

siblings and extended family according to the seasonal availability of food and water

The different colours and designs represent variations and features in the landscape

Delma paints her Country of Blackstone in Western Australia

this work speaks volumes about Kathleen’s country and her connection with it

sand hills and campsites of her country

Grass Seed Dreaming Kukika-adamson-tag siblings and extended family accordingIn 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