Grass Seed Dreaming Tommy-may-tag in the Northern Territory

in the Northern Territory

it was said of Ada that she was the second most important artist from Utopia (after Emily Kame Kngwarreye)

Abie’s reputation is built upon her exceptional attention to detail and her mastery of fine dotting

One Monday my promised husband came from GoGo Station to pick me up and we went to live at GoGo and then Bayulu Community

These stories evoke memories of times when families cared for the land

Grass Seed Dreaming Tommy-may-tag in the Northern TerritoryIn 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