Inspiration
The Alchemy of SWC: The Natural Connection
Nature is a constant for the Southern Wild Co team. It seeps into every aspect of our day and reverberates in all that we produce. From dawn rising...
MORESKETCHES
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 writer
The pull and shove of the domestic on a Greek Island
Writer and photographer, Penny Wincer, examines the pull and shove of the domestic on a Greek Island through the republication of two memoirs by Au...
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A yarn with…
High Tea with Mrs Woo – Fashion as Community
We’re so in love with our new Southern Wild Co partners, High Tea with Mrs Woo, and the amazingly talented women behind it, Rowena, Juliana and Ang...
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Anzac day
Women painting war
With Anzac Day in our hearts and minds this weekend, we got to thinking about war artists, official and non, and well, were any of them women?
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candles
The Alchemy of SWC: The Shedquarters
Artist’s emotive brushstrokes and evocative words from Australian storytellers directly shape our candle range, but it’s a patchwork of inspiration...
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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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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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Our wild backyard: A visit to Kanangra-Boyd National Park
Kanangra is an Australian First Nations word for ‘beautiful view’ and during the recent holiday break we ventured out to explore this majestic loca...
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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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Australian classic reads we love
A round up of our favourite classic Australian novels that capture the true spirit of Australia.
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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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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
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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