Grass Seed Dreaming Nancy-napanangka--gibson-tag I want to go back

I want to go back to my mother”

A notable milestone occurred in 2008 when Gabriella was invited to create a 20-metre mural for the Royal Chelsea Flower Show in London

The women also paint a commonly occurring plant which has provided a staple food for Aboriginal people in Utopia for thousands of years

Barbara was hidden from the age of two and spent seven years with her aunty

Grass Seed Dreaming Nancy-napanangka--gibson-tag I want to go backIn 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