Sketches

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.

HEART & HOME

Eight Years of Scent, Story & Stillness: A Look Back

HEART & HOME

Eight Years of Scent, Story & Stillness: A Look Back

A quiet reflection on the journey so far — from first pours to favourite scents, creative collaborations and the rituals that continue to light the...

HEART & HOME

Garden Dreams – A Photo Journal

At Bank House, the garden is slowly coming to life – a quiet, evolving conversation with the land. Guided by the rhythm of the seasons, we’re softe...

A wildflower garden of red and yellow blooms in front of a rustic cottage with Kylie on a swing.

HEART & HOME

The Quiet Magic of a Garden

Landscape designer and ceramicist Kylie Breaker invites us into her world of soulful gardens and slow design. Her course, A Garden Alchemy, is a ge...

HEART & HOME

Quiet Local

As autumn gently fades, we’re soaking up the quiet beauty of village life – foggy mornings, local markets and creative gatherings that warm the sou...

Southern Wild Co Our Place Room Mist displayed beside fresh quinces in a ceramic bowl and a kraft gift box. Set on a rustic wooden shelf, this styled image evokes Australian-made natural home fragrance, memory, and scent-inspired gifting.

HEART & HOME

Of Mothers and Memory

Scent has a way of holding memory – quietly, invisibly. In this piece, we trace the subtle aromas of lemon myrtle, bush rose, and wild quince as th...

Southern Wild Co scented candle burning beside a rose stem in a glass bottle, styled on a rustic wooden stool. A woman in a linen smock arranges flowers while a chocolate Labrador watches. Natural light, slow living, and Australian-made home fragrance.

HEART & HOME

Love like Stringybark

Out here, love weathers like stringybark– tough, quiet and unshaken by the seasons. This is a story of bush mothering, of grief held gently and of ...

FOOD & DRINK

Flour & Stone Poached Quince

In our latest Sketches, Nadine Ingram shares her recipe for poached quince – the fragrant, slow-cooked fruit that anchors her new Bush Quince Cake....

HEART & HOME

Home Away From Home: Green Hills House

High on a ridge in Blackbutt, Queensland, Green Hills House hums with the quiet murmur of lives once lived – dances on timber floors, homemade lemo...

RITUALS & ROOMS

Rituals & Rooms: Welcoming Easter in the ’Blue Room’

Preparing a room for guests is more than mere arrangement; it is a thoughtful act of care and connection. In the Blue Room, each detail, from scent...

HEART & HOME

Silver threads, golden bonds: Celebrating lifelong friendships

I first met my friend Emma in the vibrant early nineties in London, introduced by mutual friends. Instantly bonded by our shared passions for art, ...

Copper pots hang from a brass rail in the vintage kitchen of Southern Wild Co. Vintage still life paintings sit on the wooden mantle above the fuel stove.

HEART & HOME

Loaves, fishes and the art of dropping in

Do you remember that old ad from the eighties – Campbell's Soup, I think it was? A big, happy mob turns up unannounced – at a lighthouse no less – ...

A warmly lit mantelpiece styled with rich, layered details. A large round mirror reflects an abstract painting and a cosy seating area beyond.

HEART & HOME

Finding solace through art, scent & nature

This week marks a year since my love died, and I won’t lie – I have struggled. Struggled with the weight of his absence, with the countless little ...

ARTISTS & MAKERS

An Artistic Sense | Gillian Hughes

Gillian Hughes doesn’t have to wander far from home to immerse herself in a depth of pristine natural beauty. The English-born artist lives and wor...