ABOUT

WHO ARE WE?

CHRIStine ROCKLEY - Scientific illustrator and educator

​Professional profile: LinkedIn
Bachelor of Natural History Illustration (Honours)
AssDip. Arts (Graphic Design)
Current Working with Children Check and Police Check
Licensed VicParks Tour Operator

WHAT DO WE DO?
Scientific illustration, design and workshops.
Specialist topic areas: NSW and Victorian flora and algae (edible); estuarine fish; fresh water invertebrates; insect pollinators; wetland flora and fauna (fresh and saltmarsh); weeds; herbarium collection and preservation.

Scientific Illustration
Mediums: Pen and ink, graphite, watercolour, colour pencil and scratch board.
Chris is often commissioned to create illustrations for scientific publications, government, school resources and topical journals and magazines. Currently she is working on flora plates and production of “Flora of the Hunter Region - Endemic Shrubs, Cycads, Orchids & Forbs” to be published 2025 by CSIRO. This will be the second in its series.

Design and Photography
Publications, educational resources and interpretive signage. Chris has over 25 years of experience in designing print material, advertising and online platforms. By choice she works with environmental companies, organisations and tourism to promote the natural world. She has created magazines, full tourism campaigns, educational packages and signage. This includes initial concept, copywriting, illustration, photography and design to print or launch.
She also publishes her own resources including “Foragers Quick Guide - Edible Seaweeds and Coastal Plants of Port Phillip Bay” and “Foragers Quick Guide - Edible and useful weeds of Western Victoria”.
 

Workshop Design and facilitation
A passionate teacher and workshop facilitator. Chris has 10+ years experience teaching adults groups, university classes and school groups. Her focus is on helping people to "see" the natural environment through careful observation. Workshop topics vary with regional habitats and the season but usually have a field excursion component and follow up with more detailed drawing exercise in a studio environment. This can be tailored to suit your group or event.
Upcoming workshops (2022)
’A former Shadow - Cyanotypes and Ramble’
Lorne 2022 Sculpture Biennale - Bookings
’Using Seaweed as a sculptural material’
Lorne 2022 Sculpture Biennale - Bookings
’Nature Journaling’ - Axe Creek Landcare Summer
2021
Hobsons Bay Wetland Centre - ’Just Add Water - Drawing Moss and Lichen’ In person, “Drawing Skippers and Butterflies" Online Event, “Field Sketching in the Wetlands" In person

Clients and partnerships

Bendigo Botanical Artists

Boroondara City Council

Camden Council

East Coast Flora Surveys

EEV (Environment Education Victoria)

Gemba Advertising

Glen Eira City Council

Hobson’s Bay Wetland Centre

Hobson’s Bay City Council

Newcastle University

NSW Department of Primary Industries - Fisheries

Nature’s Apprentice

Remember the Wild

Scienceplay Kids

St Macartans Parish School

Slow Food Melbourne

Sasi (Seaweed appreciation society Inc)

The University of Newcastle

Victoria Fisheries Authority

Wyndham City Council

PRESS

The Art of Natural History - 3CR Out of the Blue