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A little explanation about this green guy… I don’t usually feature man-made objects in my illustrations but this bowl is a bit special! The bowl is situated in Waimapihi Reserve where I used to walk regularly and hang out with all the b
Can you believe I’ve been making calendars on wooden hangers for over a decade now 🤯 I’m really thrilled to say the wooden hangers are now made from reclaimed wood! The pages are printed locally on 100% recycled paper making them a pret
Thank you so much for the calendar love!! Pre-orders are now open and I can’t wait to get them sent out later this month! I spent a bit of time today watching this weweia / dabchick family on the lake - they are just 30 seconds from home so I
Woohoo my 2025 calendars are available for pre-order now!! Each calendar is chock-full of hand-painted native bird illustrations and locally printed, this year they come with binding screws which you can keep and reuse in future calendars. There&rsq
Here’s a look at all the pages in my 2025 calendars! 🤩 I’ve given them a bit of an upgrade this year, they’re bound with binding screws which you can keep and reuse for future calendars. Oh and they’re printed locally on 100
It’s a date, pre-orders for my 2025 calendars open this Thursday! Pre-orders will receive some bonus freebies from my studio as a little thank you from me ✨ I’ll share more details tomorrow evening, in the meantime here’s another
I thought I’d have more time with the little tomtit nestlings… but they surprised me and left their nest! They look so helpless and vulnerable out in the big wide world but seem to be doing well. They are such sweet little birds and the