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.
ARTS + CULTURE
10 NEW Australian Films to watch
Our top 10 NEW Australian films you may have missed through the haze of recent years – there’s been some brilliant work released by our talented Au...
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STYLE & INSPIRATION
Making Merry – The Festive Table Inspiration Guide
A Southern Hemisphere Christmas offers a bounty of fresh produce, endless golden days and the cicada’s familiar thrum. There’s plenty to enjoy abou...
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STYLE & INSPIRATION
The Southern Wild Co Guide To Thoughtful Gifting
We believe deeply in the environmental benefits of shopping local and secondhand and supporting small businesses at Christmas time and always. Gift...
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ARCHITECTURE
The first architects: Gunyah Goondie + Wurley
Here is the definitive guide to Australian Indigenous architecture, comprehensively updated to showcase the flourishing Indigenous design practices...
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ART & CULTURE
Wild Women: The Scott Sisters
Shining a light on the botanical work of sisters Helena and Harriet Scott, female colonial artists who became Sydney’s leading natural history illu...
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FOOD & DRINK
Make | Fiona Weir Walmsley's Chilled Avocado Soup Sip with Prawns
We’re in love with the down-to-earth writing, beautiful sense of humour and stories in From Scratch, the new book by Fiona Weir Walmsley from Buena...
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ART & CULTURE
A Rare Sensibility | Valerie Marshall Strong Olsen
A new exhibition at the Maitland Regional Art Gallery is a rare opportunity to discover the work of artist Valerie Strong (1933-2011), who was a pr...
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BOOK CLUB
A yarn with | Jessica Bellef
From city terraces filled with colour and the collected finds from a life of travel, to the beauty of old homes worn with the patina of age, Jessic...
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FOOD + DRINK
Make | Alice Zaslavsky’s broad bean & asparagus soba salad
With Spring well and truly underway, we’re looking to seasonal, super fresh and green dishes we can pick straight from the garden and onto our plat...
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FOOD & DRINK
Make | Simmone Logue’s Spring Asparagus & Goats Cheese Tart
Simmone Logue shares this recipe from her best-selling book, In the kitchen, a treasure trove of classic recipes and inspiration. We use this book ...
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STYLE & INSPIRATION
The interiority of Hidden Vale
Conjuring the magical haze of the Blue Mountains and the warmth of last light on majestic cliffs as shadows come to rest in the hidden gullies below.
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