SKETCHES

Sketches is our journal. Here we trace the lines of place and creative living through thoughtful storytelling, insights and inspiration. It’s an invitation to slow down, take notice and find connection in the natural world.

Australian Fairies
Art

Australian Fairies

We have always loved this artist's illustrations but it was only recently, when we stumbled upon the iconic image of ‘Bridget Cuddled up Against a ...

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Artist Llewellyn Skye
ARTS + CULTURE

Artist Llewellyn Skye

Southern Wild Co catches up remotely during COVID with award-winning Gold Coast artist Llewellyn Skye who's vibrant and playful nature of her burst...

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Artists we loved in 2020
Art

Artists we loved in 2020

We wrote about so many brilliant Australian talents in 2020 – new and emerging, mid-career and settled in, all of them shining so brightly. Here we...

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Santa Claus In The Bush
POETRY

Santa Claus In The Bush

For those that love a little bit of bush poetry, Banjo Paterson's Santa Claus in the Bush is a humorous take on Christmas dinner and 'Australian' S...

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Artist Natasha Daniloff
A yarn with…

Artist Natasha Daniloff

A love of drawing guided artist Natasha Daniloff, a girl from the bush with Russian heritage and gift for music, on a journey that led to a magical...

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The making of The Magic Pudding

The making of The Magic Pudding

How an idea for a children’s book that stemmed from a bet was cooked up to become a much-loved Australian children’s literary classic.

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A May night on the Mountains
Australia

A May night on the Mountains

The inspiration behind our Signature Candle ‘Southern Sky’, Henry Lawson’s poem ‘A May Night on the Mountains’ is a tribute to the Milky Way and th...

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Southern Sky
Australian made candles

Southern Sky

As the sky fades from purple to black and a million stars appear, the crisp night air  descends and sitting by a smoky campfire in the Australian b...

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Melanie McCollin-Walker
A yarn with…

Melanie McCollin-Walker

Southern Wild Co heads to Hobart city to visit artist Melanie McCollin-Walker in her bright New York-style studio to learn more about her beautiful...

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Photographer Liam Foster
A yarn with…

Photographer Liam Foster

Like-minded nature lover, photographer Liam Foster caught our attention early on in our Southern Wild Co journey with his moody captures of the Aus...

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Allira Henderson
A yarn with…

Allira Henderson

Artist and poet Allira Henderson first captured our attention through her turquoise-tinted instagram feed of life, love and salted sunrises, beamed...

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