My Mother's Country Stephen-nelson-tag Joylene previously painted at Tjurma

Joylene previously painted at Tjurma Homelands Arts and Crafts Centre

strong colours

2016 Another Country – Art Aborigene Contemporain”

From the early 1980s

My Mother's Country Stephen-nelson-tag Joylene previously painted at TjurmaIn 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