Paperbark Writer
Australian nature meets science and art
By Paula Peeters
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A native fish hotspot
I love fish. If I didn’t have a very strong aversion to cold water, I think I may have become a fish biologist.
Anyway, it ended up not to be… but I was thrilled last year when Kevin Warburton from Charles Sturt University asked me to illustrate some freshwater fish…
New greeting cards for 2025
I’m very pleased to release 5 new greeting cards for 2025. They all feature birds… seems to be quite a common theme here! …. but one also has a MAMMAL! Yay how exciting. And a marine mammal at that.
All cards are $4.60 each, printed in Australia on recycled stock, and include a recycled paper envelope.
Nature wonders of Victoria
Last year I was invited to create a conference bag design that showed some of the most-loved and/or unique native species of Victoria. It was for the Ecological Society of Australia's annual conference, which was held in Melbourne in December 2024. Apparently the...
Sketching at the Zoo
I recently treated myself to a whole day at the Melbourne Zoo, drawing animals. Seeing animals in captivity fills me with mixed feelings, but I tried to focus on the sheer wonder of each critter. I also respect the care and dedication shown by zoo staff - like this...
Tree hollows are animal homes #3 – Eucalypt Woodland south-eastern Australia
‘Tree hollows are animal homes’ is a new series of designs inspired by the relationship between the many Australian animal species that use hollows and the trees that provide them. This #3 design includes illustrations of 19 animal species that use hollows in the Eucalypt Woodlands of south-eastern Australia.
“This is my favourite book”
Last Sunday morning, I was minding my stall at the Beechmont Market. The day was bright, sunny, with a chilly western wind. A woman picked up a copy of my book ‘Stories from the Wildworld’.
She looked at me and said “This is my favourite book. I try to give away lots of books, but I just can’t bring myself to get rid of this one. It’s my favourite book”.
Do you have any idea how wonderful it is, for an author and illustrator, to hear those words?
The next ‘Tree hollows are animal homes’ design is here!
#3 Eucalypt Woodlands of south-eastern Australia
‘Tree hollows are animal homes’ is a series of designs inspired by the relationship between the many Australian animal species that use hollows and the trees that provide them.
This design is available on posters, art prints and other goodies from my Redbubble store.
Bulk orders of the detailed poster design can be arranged by emailing paula.peeters@paperbarkwriter.com Click here for wholesale prices.
A simplified version of this design is also available as a Organic Cotton Tea Towel.
Thanks to Prof Don Butler for providing the vegetation map and data.
Read more about this design here.
Previous designs in the series: ‘Tree hollows are animal homes’
#1 Eucalypt Open Forests, south-eastern Australia
#2 Eucalypt Tall Open Forests, south-eastern Australia
Click here for wholesale prices for educational poster ‘Tree hollows are animal homes #1 and #2’.
These designs are available on posters, prints and other goodies via my Redbubble store.
A walk in the mountain forests
My nature journal of Binna Burra, Beechmont and beyond
Discover the richness of the mountain forests through the playful, diverse and beautiful pages of Paula’s nature journal.
Paperback, 17 x 22.3 cm, 206 pages, full colour throughout with over 196 original illustrations. Printed in Australia on recycled paper.
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Organic cotton tea towels
Greeting cards
Magnets
Books
Redbubble store
Here you can purchase clothing, prints, posters and other goods with my designs. They’re printed on demand and shipped straight to you from Redbubble.
Buy selected garments through my Redbubble store and 25 % of the retail price will be donated to environmental and animal welfare charities
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Nature journaling workshop at Binna Burra; Photos by Renata Buziak
Escape…
Into the Wildworld, and discover The Kinship of All. Read Stories of the Wildworld.
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Buy Stories of the Wildworld