Hanging out in Geraldton which appears to be quite a nice place. Much bigger than anywhere we have been (other than Perth). However its Easter Sunday and most places are shut except... the art gallery. We have just enjoyed a really wonderful installation/ art work called ' The Peregrinations of a Citizen Botanist' by Susie Vickery. To be honest the title nearly put me off but I'm a sucker for galleries so we thought we would have a gander. Susie Vickery is an extremely talented and clever textile artist. Using embroidery and natural dye techniques to produce stunning artworks which in this case tell the story of the 18th century french chap Jaques-Julien Houton de Labillardiére who came Australia in 1792 on a ship as a Botanist. This is still potentially a bit off putting until you see the work... Beautifully curated and intregrated automatated textile 'tableaux' (for want of a word) telling the story from a very different perspective.. ie...