Grass Seed Dreaming Nancy-napanangka--gibson-tag In these works

In these works

having had a hugely successful artistic career first at Ernabella Arts and then at Ninuku Arts

These rock holes serve as an essential water source for the Anangu

the closest hospital to Yuendumu

Grass Seed Dreaming Nancy-napanangka--gibson-tag In these worksIn 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