Grass Seed Dreaming Medium:Acrylic on Linen the Mountain Devil Lizard (Moloch

the Mountain Devil Lizard (Moloch horridus)

I talked only Juwaliny when I came out from the desert but today I speak Juwaliny

cultural and religious beliefs

Joylene previously painted at Tjurma Homelands Arts and Crafts Centre

swirling patterns

Grass Seed Dreaming Medium:Acrylic on Linen the Mountain Devil Lizard (MolochIn 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