Grass Seed Dreaming Lorna-fencer-napurrula-tag a community rich in cultural

a community rich in cultural heritage

about 230 km north east of Alice Springs

Tjampitjinpa simply wanted to settle down and work for himself

she is regarded as one of the most talented and exciting young Indigenous artists

both artists working with the Warlukurlangu Art Centre

Grass Seed Dreaming Lorna-fencer-napurrula-tag a community rich in culturalIn 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