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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…

4 min readMar 26, 2024

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Burning holes in seeds: a bead making journey begins

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Shalome Lateef

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…

5 min readNov 25, 2023

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Flower petal bead making, human history and the Mother Goddess

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Shalome Lateef

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…

12 min readFeb 17, 2023

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On being a man

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Shalome Lateef

Fasting after anorexia

with a recipe for detox dhal soup

12 min readJan 16, 2023

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Fasting after anorexia

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Shalome Lateef

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…

10 min readJan 2, 2023

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On menstruation and thresholds

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Shalome Lateef

Cups of tea in kitchens

with a recipe for buckwheat crepes

9 min readNov 11, 2022

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Cups of tea in kitchens

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Shalome Lateef

Gardening in a silk skirt

with a recipe for cabbage borscht

7 min readSep 26, 2022

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Gardening in a silk skirt

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Shalome Lateef

The magic of candles and lamps

with a recipe for blackout hot chocolate

6 min readAug 8, 2022

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The magic of candles and lamps

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Shalome Lateef

In the monastery of deir mar musa

with a recipe for labne balls

5 min readFeb 25, 2022

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In the monastery of deir mar musa

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Shalome Lateef

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…

5 min readJan 29, 2022

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The secret uses of wormwood

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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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