Paperbark Writer
Australian nature meets science and art
By Paula Peeters
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.
‘Tree hollows’ Organic Cotton Tea Towels
A perfect gift for your chainsaw-loving friends!
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.
New postcards!
Owls, Cockatoos, Robins, Fairy-wrens and Possums of Australia
I’ve tweaked some familiar designs to create a new series of postcards. Cute, affordable gifts to send to friends and family.
A6 size (10.5 x 14.8 cm). Printed in Australia on recycled paper.
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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Animals at the Ekka, 2014
The first showbag at the very first Ekka was a bag of coal. That was in 1876, and some things still haven’t changed. But let me explain to non-Queenslanders: the ‘Ekka’ is what locals call the Royal Queensland Show, the largest agricultural show in the State. Last...
Forest bathing with lyrebirds
This week I did a little forest bathing - 'Shinrin-yoku' to the Japanese. It's the practice of immersing oneself in the forest atmosphere, and is said to reduce stress, and maybe even prevent cancer. I took my forest bath by walking to Coomera Falls, through...
Ants in the scanner – Aaaarghhh!
“There’s far too much wildlife in the suburbs” I heard a woman say the other day. She shuddered, and her face wrinkled up as if there was cat poo under her nose. I didn’t want to start an argument, so I said nothing at the time. But this same urban wildlife is...
Why are Australian swans black?
Australian swans are black, while most swans are white. Why should this be? When I was a child, growing up in Australia, the only swans I saw were black. At Lake Wendouree in Ballarat, or in the Botanic Gardens of Melbourne, the swans were slightly menacing in their...
Nature journaling on the Great Barrier Reef
Some years ago I had the great good fortune to visit Heron Island in the Great Barrier Reef. I was tutoring a group of ecology students, and what with daily snorkeling trips, helping out in the kitchen, and assisting the students with their research projects, I didn't...
Nature journaling in the rainforest
Today's post is a short guide to nature journaling. I've been spending a bit of time in rainforest of late, doing some research for a book. So this post is illustrated with journal entries from rainforest places - mostly from Queensland but with one sneaky New...
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Greeting cards
Magnets
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Nature journaling workshop at Binna Burra; Photos by Renata Buziak
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