Grass Size:120 x 180 cm Maria Curley is painting the

Maria Curley is painting the Caterpillar Dreaming that she inherited from her Grandmother

1986 Queensland University

This story is about the Anumara (Caterpillar) travelling from WA to the north-west of South Australia

accompanied by her daughter Barbara Weir

Water is a crucial element in the desert environment

Grass Size:120 x 180 cm Maria Curley is painting theIn 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