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Shalome Lateef

Burning holes in seeds: a bead making journey begins

At Warlukurlangu artists, there was a little storeroom between the office space and the kitchenette which exited into the backyard. The…

Mar 26

Burning holes in seeds: a bead making journey begins

Mar 26

Flower petal bead making, human history and the Mother Goddess

Bead making as a form of bodily adornment is one of the oldest art forms known to mankind. Beads made from shell, bone and teeth have been…

Nov 25, 2023

Flower petal bead making, human history and the Mother Goddess

Nov 25, 2023

On being a man

Last night I dreamt that my friend’s partner was going to live in Ireland, in some windblown cottage on the coast where both weather and…

Feb 17, 2023

On being a man

Feb 17, 2023

Fasting after anorexia

with a recipe for detox dhal soup

Jan 16, 2023

Fasting after anorexia

Jan 16, 2023

On menstruation and thresholds

Yesterday I took my children swimming at St George’s Lake. Normally I go alone with the kids. Sometimes my mum joins us or I bump into a…

Jan 2, 2023

On menstruation and thresholds

Jan 2, 2023

Cups of tea in kitchens

with a recipe for buckwheat crepes

Nov 11, 2022

Cups of tea in kitchens

Nov 11, 2022

Gardening in a silk skirt

with a recipe for cabbage borscht

Sep 26, 2022

Gardening in a silk skirt

Sep 26, 2022

The magic of candles and lamps

with a recipe for blackout hot chocolate

Aug 8, 2022

The magic of candles and lamps

Aug 8, 2022

In the monastery of deir mar musa

with a recipe for labne balls

Feb 25, 2022

In the monastery of deir mar musa

Feb 25, 2022

The secret uses of wormwood

I first met wormwood as a child in my best friend’s garden. Her mother was a passionate gardener and she planted a field by the house with…

Jan 29, 2022

The secret uses of wormwood

Jan 29, 2022

Shalome Lateef

Shalome Lateef

I am a bead maker, workshop presenter and ritual skills teacher. I am an Australian woman of UK and European descent living on Wadawurrung and Jaara lands.

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