For my masters degree in Conservation Biology I had the great honor of studying black-footed cats in Namibia, thanks to the kind cooperation of the Black-footed Cat Working Group (BFCWG). It was a natural fit when Alex of the BFCWG asked if I would redesign their antiquated website. I managed to secure the amazing domain …
Michelle Schroeder is wildlife researcher who uses conservation detection dogs to locate black-footed cat scats in Southern Africa for scientific studies. She and some colleagues were ready to a start conservation detection dog organization and asked if I could create a logo that captured diverse concepts. I based the dog illustration on photos of her …
In 2023 I accepted a position as the Website Administrator at The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF). The mission of this conservation organization is to restore the American chestnut tree to its former range in the eastern United States. In addition to maintaining and developing new content for the site, I produce educational videos, create illustrations, …
Truly Wild is a sustainable clothing line dedicated to wildlife conservation. It features original designs printed on tees made from organic cotton, recycled plastic water bottles (rPET), hemp, and recycled cotton. Naturalist Studio created all the shirt designs, product packaging and hang tags, as well as the Shopify e-commerce site Truly Wild. Services provided by …
I’m currently attending a master’s program in Conservation Biology at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. For one of my assignments we were asked to produce a poster about a wide-spread species with endangered sub-species. I chose the Ringed Seal and it’s threatened subspecies: the Saimaa and the Lodoga seal. Here’s my result, …
Our Wild Yard is a website dedicated to wildlife gardening. If you want to turn your backyard into a wildlife paradise, go check it out! Naturalist Studio designed the opossum logo and built a super fast WordPress site using minimalist coding and design for maximum SEO rankings. Services provided by Naturalist Studio
New Plumage is a sustainable clothing line dedicated to birds. It features original designs printed on tees made from organic cotton, recycled plastic water bottles (rPET), hemp, and recycled cotton. Naturalist Studio created all the shirt designs, product packaging and hang tags, as well as the Shopify e-commerce site NewPlumage. Services provided by Naturalist Studio
Woodfern Studio is the jewelry design studio of Cristina Garcia. She is a silversmith who creates original rings, necklaces, and earrings featuring fossils, amber and fine stones. Naturalist Studio designed her marketing materials including a logo, a stretched canvas sign for a gallery space, packaging labels, business cards, and her maker’s mark stamp. Services provided …
I produced this illustration series for an article in Travel For Wildlife: Animals that start with N. It has since been viewed more than 500,000 times. When creating an animal alphabet the most difficult letter is always N. Can you think of animals that start with n? Most people can’t! This series was created to …
Nature Conservancy Magazine: Assignment photography in Panama Having already photographed RARE pride campaigns in South Africa, I was invited to shoot a RARE campaign in Panama for a story in the Nature Conservancy Magazine. I spent a week in the highlands of Western Panama in the tiny village of Cerro Punta, photographing RARE’s work to …