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I grew up in Jan Juc on the Surf Coast of Victoria. After a few non-committal dalliances with surfboards, it was around age 16 that I began surfing.
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Artist Jess Leitmanis On Her Solo Show At Lone Goat Gallery In Byron Bay
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Jess Leitmanis gets really excited about crusty old pieces of rope, especially the stuff that’s been chewed up and spat out by the ocean.