NEW DESIGN 2016

The critically endangered ‘ORANGE-BELLIED PARROT‘ is one of the rarest birds on the planet. It is one of only 2 migratory parrots in the world, breeding in southern Tasmania & flying across Bass Strait to feed in saltmarshes of Vic & SA coastline.
There are currently less than 50 in the wild. A captive-bred population across a number of facilities provides birds for release and may be an insurance against extinction in the wild.
A very special thank you to photographer Justin McManus for permission to work from his lovely image of an OBP coming in to land… http://justinmcmanus.com.au

$3 from the sale of each T-shirt will be donated to the recovery program dedicated to saving the Orange-bellied Parrot from extinction in the wild.

Available on: ADULT’S, LADIES FITTED & CHILDREN’S T-SHIRTS. Or view all our endangered species designs on the new ENDANGERED SPECIES PAGE.
The Adult’s short & long sleeved shirts are the only style featuring a design on the back.

The Process

I’m often asked about the process. It’s literally one colour at a time, applied by screens with handcut stencils, using meticulous registration by eye.

Final touch on this design – SPINIFEX PIGEON – is the white eye dot – using a tiny paintbrush.

A dead Great Egret with a bird band still attached to its leg from the 1960s has been found in Deadmans Swamp in South Australia. So not only are they majestic and lovely, they are tough and long-lived as well! Awesome birds!

Here’s a link to the NEWS ARTICLE on ABC website.

First 2 images below are my GREAT EGRET ‘Aloft’ wall piece – available unframed. Now only bottom panel available – size: 650 x 550 mm.

Last image is GREAT EGRET ‘At Rest’ – available unframed. Size: 830 x 380 mm.