Headline : To Ukraine with love

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Often we think of those in rural and regional communities as farmers alone but there are so many other crucial roles that make up the fabric of rural life – including those who document what’s going on in their part of the country and the world more broadly.

NSW Hunter region artist, Janno McLaughlin, has an incredible rural story to share, even though she no longer lives on the land. She grew up on a farm and learnt the meaning of hard work from a young age. She’s since transferred those skills into many artistic mediums and is currently immersed in creating a ‘Sunflower Quilt for Ukraine’.

It all started with Janno’s parents’ romance that she describes as straight out of Mills and Boon novel. Her father was a jackaroo on a property in the NSW Riverina, which was managed by the man who would become her grandfather. So, essentially her father fell in love with the boss’s daughter. “That’s where it started. I’ve always had roots in the country,” says Janno.

Her father spent a lot of time away as part of his job and tragically died when Janno and her sister were very young, leaving his wife (who had a phobia of all things equine) and two daughters with the task of running the farm, including caring for 63 horses!

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