From Summer Camp Tenets to Embroidery-Inspired Art with Lachlan Bell

Eestlus (Estonianness) is a state of being, identity, and feeling that has a multiplicity of variations. This time on EstoCast, we’re fortunate to hear about it from an Estonian-Australian point-of-view.Coming from Sydney, Australia, Lachlan Bell is an artist and designer, a researcher in the field of folkloristics and heritage, and a community leader. This past summer, he was in Ontario, Canada getting to know the present-day and historic activities of Estonian summer camps. And what he’s seen in Canada has instigated an insightful conversation about life in Australia, a place with uncanny similarities to Canada, as he puts it.In this episode of EstoCast, Lachlan talks about:☀️what he hopes to bring home from his time at three Estonian summer camp locations in Canada⏱️the presence of Estonians in Australia going back as far as the 1920s🌱revitalizing the Estonian niche wall section in the southern hemisphere’s largest cemetery🇪🇪and much more!Things mentioned in this episode: -Lachlan Bell on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/loch.man/?hl=en -The Folkloristics and Applied Heritage Studies program at the University of Tartu: https://ut.ee/en/curriculum/folkloristics-and-applied-heritage-studies -Jõekääru Estonian Children's Camp: https://joekaaru.com/en/summer-camp -Seedrioru Estonian Children's Summer Camp: https://seedrioru.com/web2/about-us/ -Kotkajärve Camp: https://globalestonian.com/en/kotkajärve-camp -Sõrve Estonian Children's Summer Camp: http://www.sorve.org.au -Sydney Eesti Maja: https://sydneyeestiselts.org.au -EstWest: https://eesti.org.au/organisations/estwest/ -Estonians in Adelaide: https://adelaide.eesti.org.au -Estonians in Brisbane: https://www.facebook.com/BrisbaneEestiSelts/ -the Estonian House in Melbourne: https://globalestonian.com/en/estonian-house-melbourne -History of the Estonian Cultural Foundation in Australia: https://ecfa.eesti.org.au/about/history/ -about the Estonian community in Thirlmere: https://www.migrationheritage.nsw.gov.au/exhibitions/fromestonia/journeys-1st.html -Rookwood Necropolis: https://rookwoodnecropolistrust.com.au -Embroidery from Muhu: https://threadwritten.com/journal/2021/1/5/estonian-muhu -Lachlan’s past exhibitions: https://lcbell.cargo.site/ Socials: ➡️ @estonianmusicweek         https://www.facebook.com/EstonianMusicWeek  ➡️ https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca ➡️ @eestielu.ca        https://www.facebook.com/eestielu.ca/events➡️ @vemu.emc       https://www.facebook.com/vemu.ca