Australian nature meets science and art. By Paula Peeters
Last year I was asked to create a conference bag design for the Ecological Society of Australia (following previous bag designs in 2016 and 2017 – thanks ESA!). The conference location for 2018 was Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Queensland is a … Read More
I rarely get political on this blog, but what follows is an important part of my story, and of the struggle we’re in to try to save threatened species in Queensland. A few years ago I resigned from my job … Read More
Nearly 3 weeks ago I planned to draw A plant a day for a week. Part meditation, part nature journaling, part learning new species. Well, life got in the way, as it does. I didn’t draw a plant every day. … Read More
30 September 2017 The dark green teeth of the prickly rasp ferns wave upwards in the warm northerly breeze, up from the dry crunchy litter of curled eucalypt leaves, and the twigs that spring and snap when you walk. A … Read More
Watercolour pencils are great for nature journaling, since they combine the accuracy of a pencil with the vibrant colour and flexibility of watercolour pigment. But I’ve found them tricky to use because the colour of the pencil applied dry to … Read More