The Journal
Notes from
the studio.
Editorial pieces on Australian native flora, heritage architecture, natural specimens, and the practice of slow colouring at folio scale. New entries arrive at their own pace.
- · Natural specimens
A field guide to Australian beetles you can find in your garden
Six common beetles likely to turn up in an Australian suburban garden, with the visual cues that distinguish them and a note on what each one is doing there.
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- · Heritage architecture
Reading a Queenslander
Elevated timber, wrap-around verandahs, and a roofline pitched for monsoon — the distinctive vernacular of the Queensland house, and why it looks the way it does.
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- · Native flora
Hakea or Grevillea — how to tell them apart
Both belong to the Proteaceae family and both are widely planted across Australian gardens. The difference is in the fruit, not the flower.
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- · Natural specimens
Five things to look for in a rockpool
A short field guide to the most rewarding sightings on an Australian rocky shore, in roughly the order you'll spot them as the tide drops.
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- · Native flora
Five banksias every Australian gardener can recognise
A short field guide to the most commonly planted Australian banksias — how their cones, leaves, and flower spikes differ, and where each tends to grow.
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- · Heritage architecture
How to read a Federation terrace facade
A short guide to the structural and decorative elements that distinguish a Federation-era terrace house from its Victorian and Edwardian neighbours.
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