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A Labour of Love: Mapping the Co-ordinates of Home

Jul 26, 2023 | Article, This Week's Issue, Your Say

By Susan McLachlan, Karatta Wine Room and Gallery, Kristi Biezaite will be exhibiting her exquisite creations at Karatta Wine Room and Gallery in Robe, opening on 6 August. In the exhibition, Kristi will be displaying blankets and shawls, pots, and embroidered cloths she has designed and made by hand. For Kristi, the process is deeply personal and offers a way to reorientate to her new homeland. Emigrating to Robe from Latvia 12 years ago, Kristi always sensed danger in the native Australian bush, which stemmed from a lack of familiarity regarding what was safe to eat and the names of the trees and flowers. In contrast, during her Latvian childhood, she had the good fortune to be taught about plants and edible nuts and berries by her grandparents, spending many holidays in the woodlands. It’s not easy to obtain this level of knowledge of the Australian bushland, but in her […]

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by | 04/11/2026 | This Week's Issue | 0 Comments

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by | 04/11/2026 | This Week's Issue | 0 Comments

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by | 04/11/2026 | This Week's Issue | 0 Comments

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by | 04/11/2026 | This Week's Issue | 0 Comments

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